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SPECIALTIES 

Hearses,  Ambulances  and  Combination 

Service  Cars 

For  Undertakers  and  Furniture  Dealers. 

“TRAVELERS’  HOME” 

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RAPP  CLAY  PRODUCTS  CO. 


(INCORPORATED! 

BARTHOL  RAPP,  President 


Manufacturers  of 


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EAST  PEORIA, 


ILLINOIS 


EAST  PEORIA 


AND  THE 


STREET  CAR 


)f  houses  below  the  bluffs  of 


Only  a few  years  ago  East  Peoria  consisted  of  a cluster 
Tazewell.  Times  have  changed. 

Today,  East  Peoria  factories  look  to  Peoria  for  their  employes,  and  Peoria,  in  a large 
measure,  depends  upon  the  East  Peoria  factories  for  manufactured  products. 

East  Peoria  has  her  own  banks,  her  own  schools  and  real  estate  offices,  her  paved  streets 
and  other  improvements  which  the  majority  of  villages  do  not  have. 

The  Connecting  Link  Is  The 

Street  Car 


Building  the  East  Peoria  line  in  anticipation  of  the  growth  of  East  Peoria,  and  providing 
it  with  equipment  to  take  care  of  increasing  population  and  business  activities,  the  vision 
has  proven  its  soundness. 

Today  the  street  car  brings  working  people  from  Peoria  to  the  East  Peoria  factories  and 
takes  them  home  again  at  night.  It  brings  East  Peorians  to  the  railroad  depots  and  gives 
them  transfer  connections  to  other  street  car  lines  in  order  that  they  may  take  advantage  of 
Peoria  as  a retail  shopping  center. 

The  street  car  company  pays  taxes  in  East  Peoria.  It  is  one  of  your  essential  industries. 
It’s  aim  is  to  give  the  best  service  possible  and  consistent  with  prevailing"  conditions. 

The  recent  installation  of  the  large  cars  on  the  East  Peoria  line  has  proven  of  great 
convenience  during  rush  hours. 

The  street  car  served  East  Peoria  in  its  infancy,  during  the  war.  later  in  business  depres- 
sion, and  now  it  is  once  again  caring  for  the  needs  of  the  people  when  industry  is  on  the 
upward  trend. 


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VOL.  XXI  EAST  PEORIA,  ILLINOIS,  AUGUST  11.  1922  No.  9 

C.  J.  Rosebery,  Former  Secretary  of  Oliver  J.  Bailey,  Deceased, 
Tells  of  Mr.  Bailey’s  Faith  in  East  Peoria 


The  late  Oliver  J.  Bailey  acquired  title  and  posses- 
sion of  the  property  lying  in  Foil  du  lac  township  of 
Tazewell  County  and  known  as  the  Yoris  farm,  in  the 
fall  of  1887,  since  which  time  the  property  has  remained 
in  the  Bailey  family.  During  the  lifetime  of  Mr.  Bailey, 
this  property  was  known  as  the  East  Side  harm  and  was 
operated  by  him  as  a dairy,  it  being  under  the  manage- 
ment of  Mr.  Tom  Widdop  a well  known  citizen  of  East 
Peoria. 

Mr.  Bailey  had  a vision  of  large  developement  for 
East  Peoria  and  during  his  lifetime  always  took  a leading 
part  in  suggesting  developments  and  helping  to  promote 
them.  One  of  the  first  improvements  which  he  fathered 
and  backed  was  the  pavement  of  an  old  wagon  road  lead- 
ing from  Peoria  through  East  Peoria.  I'his  was  accom- 
plished as  a reality  and  the  road  was  used  for  about 
twenty  years  before  a new  pavement  was  laid  down  by 
the  present  city  authorities.  That  old  pavement  pulled 
East  Peoria  out  of  the  mud  and  gave  to  its  citizens  and 
farmers  in  the  nearby  territory,  access  to  Peoria. 

Mr.  Bailey  was  instrumental  in  securing  for  blast 
Peoria  the  location  of  the  Peoria  Steel  and  lube  Com- 
pany, the  buildings  of  which  are  now  known  as  the 
Uersehel  Factory  No.  2.  Me  also  sold  the  land  to  the 
Colean  Manufacturing  Company  which  erected  buildings 
thereon  and  which  buildings  are  now  a small  part  of  the 
Holt  Manufacturing  Company.  The  site  of  the  Uersehel 
plant  was  also  purchased  from  Mr.  Bailey  and  the  three 
factories  above  mentioned  were  among  the  pioneer  in- 
dustries to  locate  in  East  Peoria.  The  Herschels  were 
driven  out  of  Peoria  because  of  unsatisfactory  conditions 
then  prevailing  and  Mr.  Paul  Herschel  from  the  time  of 
his  decision  to  locate  in  East  Peoria  has  been  a constant 
booster  for  that  city. 

As  an  evidence  of  Mr.  Bailey’s  faith  in  the  future  of 
East  Peoria,  he  platted  in  1902  what  is  known  as  (J.  ). 
Bailey’s  E'irst  Addition  to  the  Village  of  East  Peoria  and 
soon  after  followed  this  by  opening  up  Bailey’s  Second 
Addition,  which  is  located  on  the  heights  overlooking  the 
river  and  the  city  of  Peoria. 

Prior  to  platting  these  additions,  Mr.  Bailey  had 


taken  a leading  part  in  building  the  organization  of  the 
East  Peoria  Drainage  District  which  changed  the  mean- 
dering course  of  Farm  Creek  and  placed  it  in  its  present 
course.  This  was  a great  step  in  advance  for  all 
of  the  East  Peoria  territory  as  it  confined  the  water  of 
Farm  Creek  at  flood  time  within  its  present  channel. 

A\  hen  East  Peoria  was  looking  for  a site  upon  which 
to  build  a \ illage  Hall,  Mr.  Bailey  came  to  the  rescue  and 
donated  a site  100  by  150  feet  which  the  village  is  entitled 
to  use  as  long  as  its  City  Ifall  remains  located  upon  that 
tract  of  ground. 

It  was  always  the  firm  belief  of  Oliver  J.  Bailey  that 
in  time  a railroad  would  skirt  the  water  front  of  his 
property,  leading  in  a northeasterly  direction  to  Lacon 
and  other  points.  1 his  project  was  very  close  to  consum- 
mation, the  financing  had  been  agreed  upon  and  French 
engineers  representing  a French  Banking  Syndicate  had 
made  a careful  investigation  of  the  proposed  route  and 
had  reported  favorably  just  prior  to  the  breaking  out  of 
the  \\  orld  \\  ar  in  191-1.  That  put  an  end  to  the  use  of 
brench  money  in  this  country  and  the  road  has  never 
been  built.  Many  of  the  projects  which  Mr.  Bailey  had 
in  mind  for  East  Peoria  have  been  realized,  but  others  will 
come  only  in  the  course  of  time.  He  had  an  abiding  faith 
in  the  City  of  East  Peoria  and  its  favorable  location  on 
the  Illinois  river  which  it  is  hoped  in  time  will  be  a deep 
waterway. 

1 he  executors  of  the  Bailey  estate  since  his  death, 
have  sold  a large  acreage  and  many  lots  to  the  Holt  Manu- 
facturing' Company  which  were  used  in  the  extension  and 
expansion  of  that  plant  to  meet  war  needs.  They  have 
also  sold  lots  to  the  foundry  which  has  been  built  and 
developed  in  recent  years.  I lie  executors  have  sold  much 
property  to  Charles  Messer,  a well  known  citizen  of  East 
Peoria,  who  has  probably  built  more  homes  in  that  city 
than  any  other  one  person. 

The  estate  continues  to  hold  350  acres  of  land  lying 
between  the  river,  the  T.  P.  & W.  Railroad  and  the  Cater- 
pillar Trail  and  holds  the  belief  that  this  property  will 
soon  come  in  demand  in  the  greater  development  of  the 
City  of  Peoria. 


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TRANSPORTATION  SYSTEM 


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PEORIA  AND  EAST  PEORIA 


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Deep  Water — The  Great  Lakes  to  the  Gulf  of  Mexico 


WATERWAY  MEET  PONDERS  OVER  64  BLOCK- 
ADE MILES 

Short  Stretch  Keeps  Canal  Road  Shut. 

By  Arthur  Evans  in  the  Chicago  Tribune 

Delegates  to  the  lakes-to-gulf  waterway  congress 
pondered  over  the  problem  of  what  makes  the  “missing 
link”  still  missing.  A gap  of  sixty-four  miles  between 
Lockport  and  La  Salle  separates  two  great  water  systems 
on  which  millions  have  been  spent  and  keeps  the  middle 
west  from  a Chicago-to-New  Orleans  barge  outlet. 

Men  from  cities  in  the  Illinois  river  valley  and  from 
towns  far  from  the  stream  mulled  over  again  an  analysis 


EUCtEN’B  BROWN',  Chairman  of  the  Waterway  Committee 
who  presided. 

given  a year  ago  by  the  state  engineer,  to  the  effect  that 
if  the  link  between  Lockport  and  La  Salle  were  built, 
three-fourths  of  the  farmers  of  Illinois  would  be  within 
one  day  truck  distance  of  the  navigable  waters  of  the 
state. 

EVERYBODY  NEAR  WATER 

About  75  per  cent  of  the  area  and  50  per  cent  of  the 
population  of  Illinois,  according  to  this  compilation,  lie 
within  a zone  not  more  than  forty  miles  away  from 
navigable  waters.  The  use  of  trucks  on  the  farms  is 
growing  at  a phenomenal  rate,  and  with  one  day’s  travel 
products  could  be  shipped  from  the  farm  to  the  seaboard 
without  touching  a rail. 

E.  T.  Harris  of  the  Illinois  Manufacturers’  associa- 
tion estimates  that  the  saving  each  year  in  freight  rates 
to  the  industrial  and  agricultural  producers  would  more 
than  pay  the  cost  of  the  Lockport-La  Salle  project. 


Millions  have  been  spent  at  both  ends  of  a transpor 
tation  artery  but  nothing  in  the  middle. 

FINEST  SHIP  CANAL 

At  the  Lake  Michigan  end  is  the  drainage  canal,  one 
of  the  finest  ship  canals  in  the  world.  It  originally  cost 
$27,440,000  and  more  than  $10,000,000  has  been  spent  by 
the  district  on  the  Chicago  river.  Thus  from  Lake  Michi- 
gan to  Lockport,  Illinois,  there  now  is  what  amounts  to 
an  inland  harbor  some  thirty-six  miles  long-.  Speakers  at 
the  meeting  Monday  night  recalled  that  one  argument 
that  helped  put  the  sanitary  district  bill  through  years 
ago  was  the  fact  that  it  would  compose  part  of  a lake 
to  gulf  transportation  system. 

Down  at  the  other  end  millions  of  dollars  have  been 
spent  by  the  United  States  in  improving  the  Mississippi, 
Ohio  and  Illinois  rivers.  Years  ago  it  built  the  Hennepin 
canal  at  a cost  of  $7,500,000  to  link  up  the  Mississippi 
and  Illinois  rivers.  Thus,  as  far  up  as  La  Salle,  is  a 
great  watercourse  system  with  a minimum  depth  of 
seven  feet. 

POLITICS  HINDERED 

But  between  Lockport  and  La  Salle  is  a sixty-four 
mile  break.  Barge  commerce  can  move  down  from  Chi- 
cago as  far  as  Lockport.  It  can  move  up  from  New  Ore- 
leans  as  far  as  La  Salle.  The  systems  miss  contact  by 
sixty-four  miles.  Back  in  1908  the  voters  put  through 
the  constitutional  amendment  authorizing  $20,000,000  of 
bonds  to  construct  the  missing  link.  In  the  1909  legisla- 
tive session  the  project  ran  slap-bang  into  political  con- 
flict. 

Politics  handed  it  a Dempsey  wallop  that  put  it  into 
a deep  slumber  from  which  it  began  to  waken  a few  years 
ago,  and  now  it  is  being  urgently  pushed  by  organizations 
in  more  than  seventy-five  cities,  in  the  Illinois  chamber 
of  commerce  and  by  many  other  kindred  organizations. 

PLANS  READY  FOR  YEARS 

•The  engineering  plans  were  all  completed  years  ago 
under  Gov.  Lowden.  Work  has  been  in  progress  on  the 
Marseilles  locks  for  a year  and  a half  under  contract  let 
during  the  Lowden  regime.  But  dams  and  other  locks 
have  to  be  built  at  Starved  Rock,  Brandon  Road,  and 
Dresden  Island.  High  prices  during  the  peak  period  led 
Gov.  Small  to  hold  back  contract  letting,  but  the  dele- 
gates to  the  Peoria  waterway  congress  take  the  ground 
that  precious  time  is  being  wasted  now  and  that  the  pro- 
ject should  be  put  fully  under  way  at  once. 

Experts  say  if  all  contracts  were  let  it  would  take 
three  or  four  years  to  complete  the  undertaking,  and  by 
that  time  industry  and  commerce  will  have  revived  and 
the  rails  will  be  experiencing  their  old  time  periodic  con- 
gestion. 


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PEORIA’S  LARGEST 
VARIETY  HARDWARE  STORE 


How  did  we  get  this  reputation. 
Ask  the  M ac  h i n ist,  th  e Mill- 
right,  the  Carpenter,  the  Brick- 
layer, the  Factory  Purchasing 
Agent,  ask  anybody. 

By  always  keeping  the  best 
quality  of  goods  and  having 
everything  called  for.  If  you 
don’t  believe  it,  try  us. 


COUCH  & HEYLE 

Wholesale  and  Retail 

529-531  South  Adams  Street. 


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SUPPLEMENT  TO  HARD  ROADS 

Resides  the  delegates  hold,  the  waterway  link  is  a 
necessary  supplement  to  the  hard  road  building,  which 
has  been  the  most  astonishing  development  in  transpor- 
tation during  the  last  five  years.  Concrete  pavements 
now  stretching  over  the  state,  they  say.  wi-11  vastly  in- 
crease their  commercial  efficiency  if  they  lead  to  a water 
haul  to  a seaboard  as  well  as  to  the  rails. 

All  of  which  is  to  be  set  before  the  authorities  at 
Springfield  by  a delegation  which  has  a slogan.  “Hustle 
It  Along!  The  Time  for  Action  Instead  of  Hot  Air  Has 
Arrived." 

A committee  of  eight,  to  represent  the  Illinois  and 
Mississippi  vallevs  and  the  state  of  Illinois,  will  join  a 


WII.I.IS  KYANS,  Rxecutive  Secretary 
who  promoted  the  conference. 

committee  of  seven  recentlv  named  bv  the  Illinois  Cham- 
ber of  Commerce  and  wait  upon  Coventor  Leu  Small  and 
Col.  C.  R.  Miller,  director  of  the  state  department  of 
public  works  and  buildings,  and  assure  those  officials 
that  all  Illinois  is  behind  them  in  their  publiclv  expressed 
intention  of  carrying  the  Illinois  river  deep  waterwav 
project  to  completion  without  delay. 

I his  action  was  taken  at  the  waterway  conference 
under  the  auspices  of  the  Association  of  Commerce  as 
part  ot  the  week  of  aquatic  events.  Appointment  of  the 
committee  was  left  to  President  W arren  Sutliff  of  the 
Peoria  Association  of  Commerce. 

It  was  the  general  opinion  of  the  large  assemblage, 
that,  with  the  governor’s  trial  ended,  he  and  Col.  Miller 
will  be  ready  to  push  the  work  as  they  had  previously 


promised,  and  that  if  they  realize  that  a strong  public 
sentiment  is  behind  them,  the  waterway  work  will  be 
given  preference  over  other  public  construction  work. 
All  the  speakers  emphasized  the  fact  that  the  time  has 
come  to  take  definite  action  and  to  quit  arguing  and  mak- 
ing speeches. 

OFFICIALS  ARE  FAVORABLE 

Letters  were  read  from  Governor  Small  and  Col. 
Miller,  declaring  the  favorable  attitude  of  those  officials 
regarding  the  Illinois  river  waterway.  T.  R.  Moss,  Chi- 
cago. secretary  of  Illinois  Chamber  of  Commerce,  re- 
ported that  in  a long  distance  conversation  with  Col.  Mil- 
ler last  Saturday.  The  colonel  stated  that  he  and  Gov- 
ernor Small  planned  to  go  over  the  entire  route  of  the 
proposed  waterway  so  that  they  might  get  first  hand  in- 
formation on  what  should  be  done.  Plans,  specifications, 
contracts,  etc.,  are  all  prepared,  said  Mr.  Moss,  and  action 
would  have  come  before  this  if  it  had  not  been  for  the 
litigation  brought  against  the  governor,  which  ended  at 
W aukegan  recently. 

STATEWIDE  CAMPAIGN 

Coupled  with  the  plan  to  send  the  committee  to 
Springfield,  the  waterway  advocates  also  announced  their 
intention  of  getting  an  educative  campaign  under  way 
throughout  the  state,  so  that  citizens  of  territory  outside 
the  Illinois  valley  will  realize  the  money  saving  effect  that 
the  deep  channel  would  have  on  goods  shipped  in  and  out 
of  their  localities. 

Present  at  the  conference  last  night  were  men  who 
have  dreamed  of  and  worked  for  the  waterway  for  25  to 
50  years,  and  at  no  stage  of  the  movement  were  they  as 
confident  of  results  as  at  the  close  of  the  meeting. 

Eugene  Brown,  chairman  of  the  Peoria  Association 
of  Commerce  waterway  committee,  presided.  No  set 
speeches  were  made,  but  the  impromptu  talks  were  highly 
enlightening  and  effective.  Those  responding  to  the  call 
of  the  chair  were  : 

DISTINGUISHED  SPEAKERS 

Albert  F.  Schock  of  the  Illinois  Chamber  of  Com- 
merce and  chairman  of  the  waterway  committee  of  the 
Ottawa  Association  of  Commerce;  R.  M.  Faxon,  St. 
Louis,  secretary  of  the  Mississippi  Valley  association; 
Sheldon  Clark.  Chicago,  chairman  of  the  waterway  com- 
mittee of  the  Mississippi  Valley  Power  Boat  association; 
Senator  Essington,  Streator.  chairman  of  the  senate 
waterway  committee;  T.  R.  Moss,  Chicago,  secretary  of 
the  Illinois  Chamber  of  Commerce  ; E.  T.  1 1 arris,  Chicago, 
chairman  of  the  waterway  committee  of  the  Illinois 
Chamber  of  Commerce;  Senator  Frank  O.  Hanson 
Bloomington,  chairman  of  the  legislative  joint  waterway 

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MANUFACTURERS  OF 

Miners’  Tools,  Drilling  Machines 
and  Miners’  Supplies  of  All  Kinds 


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“ SEE  OUR  BALL  BEARING  COAL  DRILL  ” 


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Blue  Streak,  Klingtite,  Glide  Transmission  Belts; 
Garden  Hose,  Steam,  Air  and  Water  Hose; 
Steam  and  Water  Packing,  Sheet  Packing. 


Klingtite  Endless  Thresher  Belts 
carried  in  stock 


Service  Station  for  Goodyear  Mechanical  Rubber  Goods. 


DOOLEY  BROTHERS, 


1201  S.  Washington  St. 


Peoria,  Illinois 


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Ben  L.  Smith,  Member  of  the  Legislative  $20,000,000  Waterway 
Committee  Throws  Some  Light  on  the  Subject 


The  Illinois  Waterway  is  the  name  given  to  the 
canal  to  be  constructed  from  Lockport,  about  thirty-six 
miles  southwest  of  Chicago,  to  Utica  on  the  Illinois 
River.  Utica  is  about  four  miles  above  LaSalle.  If  a 
canal  of  sufficient  width  and  depth  were  built  between 
these  two  places,  a waterway  will  have  been  provided 
for  modern  barge  navigation  from  New  Orleans  to  Chi- 
cago via  the  Mississippi  River,  Illinois  River.  Illinois  State 
Canal,  Sanitary  District  canal  to  Chicago.  The  Chicago 
Sanitary  District  canal  from  Chicago  southwest  to 
Lockport  was  completed  in  1900.  This  canal  is  200  feet 
wide  and  24  feet  deep. 

In  1870  the  makers  of  the  Illinois  Constitution  in- 
cluded therein  a provision  that  the  credit  of  the  state 
could  not  be  given  to  canal  or  waterway  construction. 
This  operated  to  assist  the  railroads  in  their  early  de- 
velopment in  Illinois  and  prevented  competition  by 
waterway  transportation,  built  or  in  any  way  supported 
by  the  state. 

In  1908  the  people  of  the  state  voted  an  amendment 
of  the  constitution  and  voted  to  authorize  the  issuance  of 
$20,000,000.00  worth  of  bonds  of  the  state  to  connect  the 
Sanitary  District  canal  with  the  Illinois  River  by  a canal 
to  be  about  sixty  miles  in  length.  Although  the  people 
have  voted  the  authority  and  the  money,  the  canal  has 
not  yet  been  constructed. 

A federal  law  provides  that  the  plans  and  specifica- 
tions of  the  proposed  canal  shall  meet  the  approval  of 
the  War  Department  before  construction  begins.  Since 
1908  the  state  has  submitted  through  its  waterway  engi- 
neers two  plans  which  have  both  been  rejected  by  the 
federal  government.  The  first  plan  contemplated  a 
canal,  and  improvement  of  the  Illinois  and  Mississippi 
Rivers  to  accommodate  ocean  going  vessels.  This  plan 
was  abandoned  on  the  ground  that  the  cost  would  be 
out  of  proportion  to  the  prospective  benefits. 

The  next  plan  was  proposed  in  1915  and  was  rejected 
by  the  federal  government  on  the  ground  that  it  pro- 
vided for  a canal  of  too  small  proportions  to  satisfy  the 
War  Department. 

A third  plan  is  now  before  Congress  and  the  War 
Department  for  their  approval.  This  plan  briefly  con- 
templates a nine  foot  waterway  from  Lockport  to  the 
Mississippi  River,  with  Illinois  providing  the  canal  from 
Lockport  to  Utica,  and  the  federal  government  deepening 
the  Illinois  River  from  Utica  south  to  the  Mississippi 
River.  This  depth  of  nine  feet  is  planned  to  accommo- 
date fleets  of  barges  tied  together,  drawing  around  six 
feet  of  water.  The  plan  contemplates  locks,  at  four  dif- 
ferent places  in  the  canal  where  locks  will  be  required, 
of  sufficient  size  to  carry  9.000  tons  or  the  equivalent  of 
thirteen  average  trainloads  <it  one  lockage.  The  plan 
contemplates  the  use  of  the  water  at  these  different  locks 
to  generate  electric  current,  and  it  is  estimated  that 
75,000  horse  power  will  be  developed.  These  power 


plants  are  to  be  built  by  the  state  and  the  current  leased 
for  a term  of  years  to  the  highest  bidder.  Engineers 
estimate  that  the  electrical  current  generated  would  net 
the  state  one  and  a half  million  dollars  annually. 

A complete  waterway  to  Chicago  and  the  Great 
Lakes  will,  it  is  estimated,  give  the  farmers  within 
trucking  distance  of  the  waterway  five  to  ten  cents  more 
a bushel  for  their  grain,  because  of  reduced  freight  rates. 
It  will  provide  cheap  transportation  of  sugar,  coffee,  rice, 
and  other  southern  products  to  the  northern  markets,  as 
well  as  provide  cheap  transportation  for  our  manufac- 
tured products.  It  is  estimated  that  a complete  water- 
way from  the  Lakes  to  the  Gulf  would  furnish  transpor- 
tation at  about  half  of  the  present  railroad  rate. 

A serious  opposition  in  the  Illinois  \ alley  to  the 
waterway  comes  from  persons  who  have  their  homes 
and  investments  in  the  Illinois  valley.  The  diversion  of 
water  from  Lake  Michigan  into  the  Canal  and  the  Illinois 
River  creates  a serious  menace  to  levee  and  drainage  dis- 
tricts and  other  investments  in  and  along  the  river  in 
times  of  excessive  rainfall.  These  interests  insist  that 
the  very  minimum  of  water  necessary  for  transportation 
purposes  be  diverted  from  Lake  Michigan,  and  that  the 
regulation  of  the  diversion  be  placed  under  the  super- 
vision of  the  War  Department. 

The  present  plan  contemplates  that  the  federal 
government  will  co-operate  with  the  state  by  deepening 
the  channel  of  the  Illinois  River,  removing  the  dams  that 
were  placed  in  the  river  in  early  years,  and  also  assist  in 
otherwise  caring  for  the  increased  flow  of  water  in 
rainy  seasons. 

The  present  Illinois  waterway  project  contemplates 
a flow  of  10,000  cubic  feet  of  water  per  second  from  Lake 
Michigan  through  the  canal  and  into  the  Illinois  River. 
The  Sanitary  District  of  Chicago  needs  more  water  than 
that  to  dilute  its  sewage  as  required  by  the  Illinois  Law, 
but  that  amount  is  greater  than  is  deemed  necessary  for 
navigation  purposes;  and  is  more  than  Illinois  valley  in- 
terests care  to  be  endangered  with.  Approximately  that 
amount  has  been  coming  down  the  river  for  years,  and 
it  is  felt  by  many,  that  if  the  valley  is  to  have  any  relief 
or  future  protection  in  times  of  high  waters,  it  will  have 
to  come  through  the  aid  of  the  federal  government  in 
dredging  the  Illinois  River,  strengthening  the  levees  and 
by  providing  reservoirs  for  the  flood  waters  along  its 
course. 

A commercial  waterway  from  the  Lakes  to  the  Gulf 
has  been  the  hope  of  the  middle  west  for  more  than  a 
century;  and  its  great  possibilities  were  pointed  out  by 
the  early  French  explorers  in  the  seventeenth  century. 
Its  realization  now  appears  probable  through  a plan  of 
co-operation  between  the  State  of  Illinois  and  the  federal 
government  whereby  the  waterway  may  be  built  and  the 
property  of  people  in  the  Illinois  valley  protected. 


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COURTESY,  CLEANLINESS  AND 
CONSIDERATION  FOR 
OLD  OR  YOUNG 

AT 

JOHN  KRAHENBUHL’S 

Modern  Market 


JOHN  KRAHENBUHL 

Who  Relieves  in  East  Peoria’s  Future. 


‘If  you  fail  to  find  it  elsewhere,  you’ll  doubtless  find  it  here.’ 
Largest  variety  of  fresh  and  salt  meats,  groceries, 
teas,  coffees,  produce  and  fruits  in  East  Peoria 


TWENTY  YEARS  OF  FAIR  DEALING 


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A better  bread  cannot  be  made 
or  we  would  make  it. 

The  Better 
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Home  Builders  of  Peoria 

At  last,  it  has  been  made  easy  for  those  who  would 
build  a home. 

This  new  plan  book,  “BRICK  FOR  THE  AVERAGE  MAN’S 
HOME”  shows  35  houses  and  bungalows.  It  contains  exterior  views 
in  color,  floor  plans,  sketches  of  interiors,  estimates  of  co~t  and  full 
description.  Furthermore,  it  has  good  suggestion  on  architecture, 
financing  and  the  use  of  materials. 

The  complete  working  drawings  and  specifications  for  these  55 
houses  are  available  and  with  the  books  are  offered  for  your  free 
inspection. 

By  means  of  the  Ideal  Brick  Hollow  Wall  described  in  "BRICK, 
HOW  TO  BUILD  AND  ESTIMATE”  you  can  build  these  beautiful 
Brick  homes  at  approximately  the  same  cost  as  for  frame  construc- 
tion. Yet,  think  of  the  many  advantages  over  any  other  kind  of  com 
struction.  Come  in  and  satisfy  yourself  about  these  facts  You  will 
be  welcome 

PEORIA  BRICK  AND  TILE  CO. 

3 Yaids  in  East  Peoria.  129  North  Jefferson  Ave. 


Ideal  Brick  Hollow  Wall 

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The  First  National  Bank  of  East  Peoria 
— the  Secret  of  Its  Success 


THE  BEAUTIFUL  FIRST  NATIONAL  BANK  BUILDING 


Every  citizen  of  East  Peoria  feels  a commendable 
pride  in  that  solid  and  substantial  financial  institution, 
the  First  National  Bank  of  East  Peoria,  and  the  bank 
which  has  proven  of  inestimable  value  and  benefit  to  the 
community  and  the  surrounding  territorv.  This  bank 
can  show  a record  ot  honorable  achievement  unsurpassed 
by  any  financial  institution  in  this  section  of  the  state. 
It  is  a bank  of  the  people,  patronized  liberallv  by  all 
classes,  farmers,  working  people  and  the  general  public, 
be  cause  they  find  in  it  that  solidity,  correct  banking  prac- 
tices, and  protection  for  their  interests  that  appeal  to  then- 
sense  of  security.  The  First  National  Bank  of  East 
Peoria  does  a general  banking  business  in  all  of  its 
phases,  from  the  taking  care  of  loans  on  approved  secur- 
ity, to  the  issuing  ot  drafts,  and  in  every  department  of 
the  business,  no  matter  what  is  needed,  everything  is 
given  the  most  careful  and  prompt  attention.  One  of  the 
special  features  of  the  bank  is  its  savings  department,  and 
in  this  department  a liberal  rate  of  interest  is  paid  on  all 
accounts,  and  everything  possible  is  done  to  encourage 


and  aid  the  patrons  in  adding  to  their  accounts.  The 
hirst  National  Bank  has  been  the  most  important  factor 
in  aiding  in  the  rapid  growth  and  development  of  East 
Peoria,  and  it  is  a bank  in  which  the  people  repose  abso- 
lute confidence.  Mr.  Herbert  R.  Dennis,  the  president  of 
this  bank,  is  a gentleman  known  for  his  inflexible  probity 
and  business  accomplishments,  and  for  his  zeal  in  ad- 
vancing not  only  the  welfare  of  the  bank  and  its  patrons 
but  also  for  promoting  the  interests  and  welfare  of  East 
Peoria  in  every  way  possible.  This  bank  is  deserving  of 
the  highest  praise  and  commendation  as  it  has  been  a 
great  aid  in  teaching  the  people  to  be  thrifty,  and  start 
ban]  <ing  accounts.  Mr.  Dennis  is  well  known  to  our 
people  as  a gentleman  of  strict  fairness,  and  being  a* 
broad-minded  and  liberal  business  man  in  every  way,  he 
has  gained  their  friendship  and  high  esteem  in  an  un- 
usual degree,  lie  is  a man  of  wide,  practical  experience 
in  everything  pertaining  to  the  banking  business,  and  is 
always  glad  to  give  any  advice  on  any  matter  to  his 
patrons  and  friends. 


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You  Want  More  Than  Materials . 

You  Want  Results . 

Come  to  us  for  Lumber,  Shingles,  Roofing,  Beaver  Board,  Cement,  in  fact  everything 
in  the  building  line,  plus  service  that  gives  results. 

If  you  are  not  already  one  of  our  customers,  come  in  and  get  acquainted. 

Our  materials  are  of  the  highest  quality.  We  serve  you  promptly  and  we  want  you 
satisfied. 


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Our  New  Community  High  School 


<)UR  NEW  COMMUNITY  HIGH  SCHOOL  BUILDING 
Hotchkiss  cV  Wliitmeyer,  Architects. 


We  publish  today  a picture  of  our  new  Community 
High  School  which,  the  reality  perhaps  not  the  picture 
surpasses  the  expectations  of  everybody. 

Old  Tazewell  is  a great  county.  Herewith  a picture  of 
our  efficient  and  popular  County  Superintendent  of  Public 
Instruction.  C.  1.  Martin.  Prof.  Martin  used  to  he  an  East 
Peorian  and  may  be  a little  bit  partial,  but  he  always  aims  to 
lie  fair  and  conservative.  Prof.  Martin  says  that  our  new 
High  School  is  the  finest  and  most  complete  of  any  school 
in  the  County. 

Architect  Wliitmeyer  who  largeh  superintended  the 
building  of  this  school  and  also  superintended  the  building 
of  the  Pekin  High  School,  says  that  there  are  many  im- 
provements in  our  school. 

The  Architects,  Hotchkiss  and  Whitmeyer,  are  to  be 
congratulated;  also  the  Contractor.  W.  M.  Allen  & Son 
Co.,  Fred  Siefert  & Son,  the  plumbing,  Hitchcock  Heat- 
ing Co.,  the  heating,  J.  C.  Schaefer,  electric  fixtures,  and 
Ora  Skinner,  grading  and  excavating. 

But  we  would  like  to  extend  a vote  of  thanks  to  the 


Directors  who  have  devoted  so  much  time  and  attention  un- 
selfishly and  successfully  to  the  great  work.  And  to  the 
good  people  of  Groveland  and  Fondulac  towns  who  located 
this  school  on  these  beautiful  acres — a splendid  location  for 
the  years  to  come. 

Prof.  W.  N.  Brown,  who  comes  to  us  from  the  Manual 
Training  High  of  Peoria  is  delighted  with  the  location  and 
the  buildings  and  its  equipment.  And  we  are  so  delighted 
in  being  so  fortunate  as  to  be  able  to  secure  the  great  educa- 
tor to  head  our  High  School,  we  can  hardly  contain  our- 
selves. 

So  we  say,  it  is  surely  a great  day  for  East  Peoria 
when  our  new  High  School  starts.  We  can  hardly  con- 
ceive of  a more  favorable  omen. 

Any  description  of  this  wonderful  school  building  sur- 
passes our  fondest  imagination.  To  be  appreciated  it  must 
he  visited. 

Will  only  attempt  to  describe  it  a little.  The  building 
is  four  stories,  131  x 105 feet  in  all.  The  exits  are  all 
provided  so  that  while  the  doors  may  be  locked  outside  they 


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T5he 


Higher  Coal  Prices 

go,  the  more  desirable 
becomes  the 


NEW  WEIR  FURNACE 

HERE’S  why: 

The  WEIR  has  two  ways  of  getting  MORE  heat  into  the  house  from  each  shovelful  of 
coal — and  it  lets  LESS  heat  escape  up  the  flue. 

One  way  is  a hotter  flame  in  the  firepot,  obtained  by  admitting  heated  air  to  the 
flames.  The  air  combines  with  the  gases  in  the  fuel  and  results  in  more  perfect  combustion 
— a hotter  flame.  (You  can  SEE  the  gas  burning  in  tbe  WEIR,  thru  the  window  in  the 
fire  door;  proving  that  this  extra  combustion  is  not  a mere  claim.) 

The  second  way  we  g'et  more  beat  is  by  sending  all  flame  and  smoke  thru  an  extra 
radiating  drum  before  it  gets  to  the  flue.  In  most  furnaces,  the  heat  that  gets  out  of  the 
dome  of  the  furnace  is  lost — but  in  the  WEIR  we  control  it  until  it  passes  entirely  thru 
the  auxiliary  radiator  (see  the  picture)  and  heat  from  this  drum  naturally  radiates  into 
your  rooms  and  results  in 

A SAVING  OF  25%  TO  33%  IN  YOUR  FUEL  COSTS  EVERY  YEAR. 

d'ests  covering  thirty-five  years  have  proven  this;  and  if  you  will  come  in  and  let  us 
explain  the  WEIR  to  you  it  will  be  the  furnace  you  will  buy. 

Manufactured  by  THE  MEYER  FURNACE  COMPANY,  Peoria 

For  Sale  By 

F.  MEYER  & BRO.  CO. 

1313  S.  Adams  St.,  Peoria 


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PROP.  C.  I.  MARTIN,  COUNTY  SUPERINTENDENT  OF  PUIil.IC  INSTRUCTION 


open  from  the  inside.  There  is  complete  fire  escape  equip- 
ment. Tlie  gymnasium  is  a wonderful  room  and  contains  the 
standard  basket  ball  court,  also  indoor  base  ball.  The  stage 
is  large  and  equipped  for  theatricals  and  seating  capacity  is 
about  700.  There  are  no  posts  in  the  gym. 

The  school  is  built  for  210  pupils.  The  ventilation  sys- 
tem is  complete  and  fresh  air  is  forced  to  every  room  or  the 
whole  system  may  be  transferred  to  the  gymnasium. 

There  are  six  automatic  fire  alarm  boxes  and  telephones 
connect  every  part  of  the  building.  There  are  shower  baths 
for  boys  and  girls. 

Chemistry,  biology,  physics,  business  practice,  manual 
training  and  domestic  science,  agriculture  and  laboratories 
and  green  houses.  There  is  a complete  gas  system  and  on  the 
third  floor  a lunch  room  with  kitchen  complete.  Music 
room.  The  four  floors  are  45  feet  in  height  above  ground. 


A six  inch  main  connects  with  the  City  water  and  the  plumb- 
ing system  throughout  is  adequate. 

In  front  is  a splendid  athletic  field,  with  Lj  mile  track 
and  ground  for  foot  ball  and  base  ball. 

The  commencement  number  of  the  Manual  published 
by  the  students  of  the  Peoria  Manual  Training  High  School 
for  this  year,  publishes  the  above  excellent  picture  of  Prof. 
Jlrown,  and  pays  him  the  following  high  compliment: 

“Manual's  Grand  Old  Man ” 

Win.  N.  Ilrown  for  twelve  years  Principal  of  Manual 
braining  High  School  and  for  eight  years  previous  to  that 
Principal  of  Sumner  School,  resigned  his  position  as  Direc- 
tor of  Manual  early  in  the  year. 

At  an  election  of  school  officials  in  East  Peoria,  Mr. 
Brown  was  recently  elected  Principal  of  the  East  Peoria 


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Loans  and  Insurance 


Phone  Main  816 


“HOME  BUILDERS” 


EAST  PEORIA 
DEVELOPMENT 
COMPANY 


REAL  ESTATE 

City  and  Suburban  Property 


EAST  PEORIA, 


ILLINOIS 


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Will.  N.  BROWN,  PRINCIPAL  OF  THE  NEW  COMMUNITY  HIGH  SCHOOL 


Community  lligli  School.  This  position  gives  Mr.  Brown  a 
new  and  promising  held  for  his  educational  work  and  an 
opportunity  to  help  in  civic  and  community  projects,  in 
which  lie  is  especially  proficient. 

The  entire  student  body,  the  members  of  the  faculty  and 
the  Alumni  Organization,  all  join  in  wishing  him  great  suc- 
cess in  his  new  position. 

There  are  two  kinds  of  Community  High  Schools. 
In  one  type,  the  school  building  is  made  the  social  center 
of  the  community,  and  the  meeting  place  for  all  commun- 
ity interests.  By  adding  an  addition  to  any  school  build- 
ing to  provide  the  assembly  hall  and  gymnasium  makes 
a community  school. 

In  the  other  type  the  work  of  the  school  is  related  to 
the  work  of  the  Community.  Practice  Work  is  offered  in 
the  Vocational  subjects  to  increase  their  earning  ability, 
and  aid  in  securing  and  retaining  employment.  In  the 
shops,  the  boys  are  taught  the  use  and  care  of  tools  and 


machinery.  In  the  girls’  department  the  sewing,  dressmak- 
ing millinery  and  cooking  are  given  with  the  commercial 
and  home  value.  Typewriting,  bookkeeping  and  short- 
hand meet  the  requirements  of  the  best  office  work.  Other 
work  is  added  according  to  the  leading  occupations  of  the 
community. 

It  is  recognized  the  days  of  homesteads  and  cheap 
lands  are  gone,  and  the  schools  open  the  only  way  to 
better  conditions.  Those  who  fail  to  make  use  of  their 
opportunities  will  have  a long,  hard  road  ahead. 

In  changing  the  type  of  High  School,  parents  and 
communities  are  doing  all  possible  to  give  their  children 
an  education  to  meet  conditions  as  well  as  keep  up  the 
American  Ideal  of  education. 

The  new  building  for  the  East  Peoria  Community 
High  School  is  a combination  of  the  two  plans.  It  has 
the  gymnasium  and  assembly  hall  with  the  Practice 
Work  rooms  for  the  Vocational  Work  in  addition  to  the 
usual  room  for  Academic  Work. 


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R.  Herschel  Manufacturing  Co 

PEORIA,  ILLINOIS,  U.  S.  A. 


Factory,  East  Peoria.  Illinois 


MANUFACTURERS  AND  JOBBERS  OF 


0g  Mower  and  Reaper  Sections,  Flax  Knives  and  Sickles,  Guards,  Heads  and  g 
Qg  Rivets,  Cotters,  Feed  Cutters,  Corn  Cutters,  Corn  Harvester  and  Band  gg 
<38  Cutter  Knives,  Rake  Teeth,  Haying  Tools,  Coil  Springs,  Single  and  Double-  88 
trees,  Other  Agricultural  Implement  Supplies  and  Lawn 
gg  ■ - Drills,  Link  Chain  and  Attachment  Links. 


owers 


Our  Section  and  Guard  Plates  Are  All  Oil  Tempered 


BRANCH  AND  DISTRIBUTING  HOUSES: 

R.  Herschel  Mfg.  Co.,  Omaha,  Nebraska.  R.  Herschel  Mfg.  Co.,  Saginaw 

Herschel-Roth  Manufacturing  Company,  Minneapolis,  Minnesota. 


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Public  Improvements 


BEAUT I 1’UL  X E\Y  BRIDGE  IX  EAST  l’EORIA  BUILT  BY  TIIE  CITY,  COUXTY  AXD  STATE  HIGHWAY  JOINTLY 

outside  of  that,  and  it  wouldn’t  be  surprising  if  it  is  in 
the  nature  of  a permanent  improvement  and  may  be  here 
a 100  years  from  now  when  East  Peoria  is  a City  of  a 
100,000  population,  just  the  same  as  it  is  now,  and  just 
as  good.  W e need  two  more  of  these  bridges  and  may 
get  one  on  East  Washington  across  Farm  Creek  this 
year  as  it  is  to  be  part  of  the  contract  for  the  hard  road 
from  here  to  Washington,  which  is  to  be  built  this  year 
by  the  State  Highway.  And  it  is  possible  that  the  one 
on  North  Main  Street  may  be  built  too,  and  this  will  in 
all  probability  be  built  jointly  by  the  City  and  County. 

These  bridges  and  the  pavements  that  go  with  them 
have  been  largely  built  by  the  forcefulness  and  foresight 
of  two  men,  Mayor  Jesse  Hall  and  Supervisor  Charles 
Mooberry.  These  men  are  leaders,  who  are  able  to  look 
ahead  and  inspire  the  confidence  of  the  people  and  the 
remarkable  growth  and  development  of  this  section  i> 
due  in  no  small  part'  to  these  two  men.  They  work  to- 
gether. There  is  still  plenty  to  do  and  we  may  be  right 
glad  we  have  these  two  men  at  the  head.  They  are  hard 
to  beat. 


The  mills  of  the  gods  grind  slow  but  they  grind  ex- 
ceedingly fine.  So  it  would  seem  to  be  in  the  matter  of 
public  improvements.  We  remember  how  long  it  has 


JESSE  HALL  CHARLES  MOOBERRY 

Mayor  Supervisor 

taken  us  to  get  this  bridge  across  Farm  Creek  on  West 
Washington  Street  built  but  at  last  it  stands  done,  a"- 
splendid  improvement  44  feet  wide,  full  street  wide,  so 
you  don’t  know  there  is  any  bridge  here,  and  sidewalks 


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Why  Your  Community  Needs  a “Caterpillar” 

As  a year  ’round  producer  of  economical  power  the  “Caterpillar”*  Tractor  appeals  especial- 
ly to  public  officials  who  seek  a means  of  handling  public  works  with  direct  savings  to  tax- 
payers. Large  cities  operate  these  tractors  in  fleets.  Hundreds  of  counties,  townships  and 
cities  find  a single  “Caterpillar”*  able  to  show  big  economies  over  other  methods. 

The  “Caterpillar”*  Tractor  meets  every  emergency  of  soil,  grade  and  weather.  In  grading, 
widening,  scarifying,  ditching  or  maintaining  streets  and  roads,  removing  snow,  or  hauling 
refuse  disposal  trains,  the  superior  power  and  endurance  of  the  “Caterpillar”*  enables  it  to 
do  the  most  work  for  the  least  money. 

Akron,  Ohio,  Bureau  of  Public  Works,  after  comparing  the  performance  of  the  ‘Caterpil- 
lar”* with  teams  on  street  grading,  found  the  “Caterpillar”*  method  far  more  economical. 
Denison,  Texas,  did  more  grading  in  the  first  six  months  it  owned  a “Caterpillar”*  than 
was  done  in  six  years  with  teams.  It  uses  the  “Caterpillar”*  power  pulley  to  crush  rock 
for  street  repairs.  Wyandotte  Township,  Kansas  City,  Kan.,  after  an  impartial  test  includ- 
ing the  grading  of  some  forty  miles  of  dirt  road,  proved  the  “Caterpillar”*  the  most  eco- 
nomical method. 

Because  there  are  dozens  of  jobs  the  “Caterpillar”*  will  do  better  and  cheaper  than  any 
other  method,  every  county,  city,  town,  and  township — yours — should  be  “Caterpillar”* 
equipped.  It  is  the  best  investment  your  officials  can  make.  Our  motion  picture,  “The  Na- 
tion’s Road  Maker,”  is  proving  of  great  interest  to  highway  engineers  and  good  roads  en- 
thusiasts. We  will  gladly  arrange  an  exhibition  on  request. 

*There  is  but  one  “ Caterpillar ” — Holt  builds  it. 

THE  HOLT  MANUFACTURING  COMPANY,  Inc. 


PEORIA,  ILL. 


Branches  and  service  stations  all  over  the  world. 


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The  Fort  Creve  Coeur  State  Park 


TIIK  MARKER  FOR  TIIE  PORT  CREVE  COEUR  STATE  PARK 
TO  BE  ERECTED  BY  THE  STATE  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY 


Mere  is  a picture  of  the  Kt.  Creve  Coeur  State  Park — 
East  Peoria.  It  is  the  marker  that  the  State  Historical 
Society  has  prepared  as  the  initial  movement  of  this  great 
undertaking. 

I h is  marker  is  a beautiful  piece  of  art  and  when  it  is 
all  duly  erected  and  dedicated,  it  will  be  a wonderful  day 
for  this  part  of  the  world. 

The  first  building  erected  in  all  this  great  State  of  Illi- 
nois. 

The  first  man  to  get  action  as  we  say,  on  this  was  Repre- 
sentative Pen  E.  Smith,  who  started  the  ball  a rolling,  lie 
has  an  article  herewith  telling  about  it.  It  was  just  like  anv 
election — they  could  not  all  be  elected.  There  could  be  noth- 
ing fairer  or  more  representative  than  leaving  it  to  our  State 
Historical  Society. 

So  the  location  was  made  on  the  Daughters  of  Revolu- 
tion site  at  Wesley,  and  the  beautiful  marker  is  on  the 
ground  and  will  soon  he  erected.  C.  II.  Wagner  has  donated 
Id  acres  of  land  as  a starter  for  this  Park  and  Gov.  Small 
and  Col.  Miller  and  the  State  Mighwav  have  their  engineers 
on  the  field  and  there  will  soon  be  a paved  highwav  to  the 
Park  between  East  Peoria  and  Pekin. 

There  i>  no  more  beautiful  countrv  than  this  along  the 
Illinois  and  if  the  State  Historical  Societv  and  Representa- 
tive Ben  E.  Smith  are  not  mistaken,  there  will  soon  he  one 
of  the  finest  parks  anywhere  in  this  world. 

Et.  Creve  Coeur  is  a magic  name  and  when  it  i-  once 
started,  there  will  he  hardly  anv  stopping  it. 

So  we  all  feel  very  kindly  to  the  State  Historical  Society, 
Representative  Ben  E.  Smith  and  .Mr.  Wagner  for  getting 
this  great  work  started. 


In  August  1679  Robert  Cav- 
alier De  LaSalle  accompanied 
,by  Henry  De  Tonti,  four  Cath- 
olic priests  and  some  workmen, 
sailed  from  the  mouth  of  the 
Niagara  river  for  the  Illinois. 
They  crossed  from  Lake  Mich- 
igan by  portgage  to  the  Kan- 
kakee, and  floated  down  that 
river  to  the  Illinois.  The 
party,  consisting  of  about  thir- 
ty persons,  reached  the  narrows 
below  Peoria  Lake,  near  where 
the  village  of  Creve  Coeur 
(former  Wesley  City)  now 
stands  about  January  4th,  1680. 
Somewhere  in  this  territory 
LaSalle  constructed  a fort  for  the  protection  of  his  men 
from  the  attacks  of  savages  while  they  could  build  a 
boat  for  the  further  exploration  of  the  Illinois  and 
Mississippi  Rivers.  He  named  this  fort  Creve  Coeur. 
By  some  the  name  is  supposed  to  suggest  the  dismay 
of  LaSalle  in  the  fact  that  his  men  were  deserting  him 
and  the  likelihood  of  his  expedition  being  a failure.  By 
others  it  is  thought  that  it  may  have  been  given  the 
same  name  as  a Dutch  fort  taken  by  the  French  under 
Louis  XIV  in  a military  invasion  of  Holland. 

At  any  rate  LaSalle's  partv  established  the  first  white 
settlement  in  the  Illinois  country,  and  the  fourth  fort 
in  that  long-  chain  of  forts  projected  to  extend  from 
Montreal  to  the  Gulf  of  Mexico.  To  LaSalle  is  due  the 
credit  for  first  proposing  the  union  of  New  France,  with 
the  valley  of  the  Mississippi,  and  connecting  them  with 
a line  of  military  posts.  Within  a hundred  years  from 
that  time  the  colonies  established  on  the  American  con- 
tinent were  substantially  assisted  by  France  in  their  at- 
tempt to  throw  off  the  yoke  of  England. 

The  exact  location  of  this  fort  built  in  1680  has  long 
been  in  doubt;  but  the  historical  importance  of  LaSallcE 


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DEALERS 

W.  O.  Sommerfield,  East  Peoria,  Ills. 

Pekin  Hdw.  Co.,  Pekin,  Ills. 

August  Weyrich,  Pekin,  Ills. 

B.  F.  Adams  Co.,  114  S.  Washington  St.,  Peoria,  Ills. 
Clarke  & Co.,  102-108  S.  Adams  St.,  Peoria,  Ills. 

F.  Meyer  Bro.  & Co.,  1311  S.  Adams  St.,  Peoria,  Ills. 
Charles  Johnson  Hdw.  Co.,  223  S.  Adams  St.,  Peoria,  Ills. 
O.  C.  Slane,  1801  N.  Adams  St.,  Peoria,  Ills. 


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exploration  is  acknowledged  by  all.  Several  organiza- 
tions interested  in  historical  matters  have  conducted  in- 
vestigations, and  diligently  searched  old  French  records 
in  an  effort  to  locate  the  Fort  with  accuracy. 

The  Daughters  of  the  American  Revolution  desig- 
nated a spot  on  the  top  of  the  bluff  east  of  the  Village 
of  Creve  Coeur  as  the  location  and  placed  a marker  there 
about  twenty  years  ago. 

Various  sites  have  been  designated  in  the  last  fifty 
years  as  the  location  of  the  fort,  ranging  from  the  Wood- 
ford County  line  down  to  Wesley  City.  Several  years 
ago  the  County  Superintendent  of  Woodford,  Peoria  and 
Tazewell  Counties  appointed  a committee  of  nine  con- 
sisting of  three  persons  in  each  county,  to  make  a study 
of  the  matter  and  give  their  report  to  the  public.  The 
committee  did  considerable  reading  and  excavated  in 
several  places  but  were  never  able  to  make  an  agreed 
.report. 

The  Tazewell  County  Historical  Society  took  up  the 
-subject  a few  years  ago  and  after  hearing  the  evidence 
presented  for  the  various  sites,  voted  the  site  near  the 
river  above  the  present  depot  in  Wesley  City.  This  is 
what  is  known  as  the  Lagron  site. 

The  State  Historical  Society  has  had  a committee  at 
work  on  the  matter  for  a number  of  years.  The  per- 
sonel  of  the  committee  changed  during  the  time  due 
to  death  of  different  members  of  the  Committee,  before 
completion  of  the  work. 

In  the  1919  session  of  the  Legislature  a resolution 
was  passed  directing  the  Department  of  Public  Works 
and  Buildings  to  erect  a marker  on  the  site  of  Fort 
Crevecoeur  as  designated  by  the  State  Historical  Soci- 
ety. Fifteen  hundred  dollars  was  appropriated  for  the 
marker.  It  is  generally  understood  that  the  report  of 
the  State  Historical  Society  is  soon  to  be  made  public  : 
at  any  rate  the  marker  has  been  delivered  through  the 
Department  of  Public  Works  and  Buildings  to  a spot 
on  the  bluff  above  the  village  of  Crevecoeur.  This 
seems  to  indicate  that  the  site  has  at  last  been  officially 
located  by  the  State  of  Illinois,  and  whether  absolutely 
correct  or  not.  it  has  the  sanction  of  the  highest  his- 
torical authority  in  the  State.  Appropriate  exercises  are 
planned  by  the  Society  for  the  unveiling  of  the  marker. 

Other  fort  sites  of  much  later  date  have  been  parked 
by  the  State,  and  doubtless  the  State  would  have  parked 
the  territory  about  the  site  of  Fort  Crevecoeur  long  ago, 
if  the  exact  location  of  the  fort  had  not  been  in  dispute. 
The  State  has  spent  hundreds  of  thousands  of  dollars 
in  parking  the  historic  spots  in  Illinois  and  at  Starved 
Rock  the  State  has  purchased  nine  hundred  acres  of  land 
about  the  site  of  the  Rock  and  owns  improvements  there 
valued  at  $350,000.00. 

The  State  Historical  Society  expects  to  support  a 


measure  in  the  next  Legislature  providing  for  the  cam 
mcncement  of  the  construction  of  a park  about  the  site 
of  Fort  Crevecoeur,  as  a part  of  the  comprehensive  sys- 
tem of  state  parks  being  developed  under  the  control 
and  management  of  the  Department  of  Public  Works 
and  Buildings. 

The  scenic  beauty  and  the  grandeur  of  this  territory 
is  scarcely  realized  by  the  people  of  this  community. 
With  an  appropriate  State  Park,  having  dimensions  com- 
parable to  the  historical  significance  of  the  place,  suit- 
ably connected  with  the  Parks  of  Peoria  and  East  Peoria, 
the  beauty  and  majesty  of  the  Illinois  Valley  may  be 
viewed  from  the  scenic  drives  on  both  sides  of  the  river. 
Thousands  of  tourists  who  now  annually  visit  Starved 
Rock  and  Deer  Park  will  visit  the  site  of  Fort  Creve- 
coeur, as  the  parks  will  be  connected  by  a Federal  ce- 
ment highway  already  constructed  and  known  as  Route 
No.  24  from  Chicago  to  St.  Louis  via  Peoria. 

Every  citizen  of  Tazewell  and  Peoria  Counties  should 
lend  his  support  toward  the  completion  of  the  plans  con- 
templated for  the  improvement  of  Fort  Crevecoeur. 


Deep  Waterway  The  Great  Lakes  to  the 
Gulf  of  Mexico 

(Continued  from  page  7) 

commission;  W.  E.  Hull.  Peoria,  republican  candidate  for 
congress;  H.  H.  Baum,  Morris,  111. 

A telegram  of  congratulations  and  wishes  for  suc- 
cess from  Governor  Parker  of  Louisiana  was  read  and  re- 
ceived with  applause. 

WATERWAY  GROUP  IS  NAMED  BY  SUTLIFF. 

Pursuant  to  authority  given  him  at  the  dee])  water- 

wav  conference  held  in  Peoria  Inly  3.  President  Warren 

■ *• 

Sutliff  of  the  Association  of  Commerce  has  named  the 
following  committee  to  act  with  a similar  committee  of 
seven  of  the  Illinois  Chamber  of  Commerce  for  the  pur- 
pose of  speeding  up  state  work  on  the  Illinois  river 
channel : 

R.  H.  Green,  Strea tor ; Eugene  Brown,  Peoria;  bred 
W.  Potter,  Henry  ; Louis  Lowenstein,  Whitehall ; Frank- 
lin L.  Velde,  Pekin;  Lyman  Lacey,  Havana;  Jesse  Lowe, 
Jr.,  Beardstown ; J.  E.  Millard,  East  Peoria. 

A date  will  be  set  on  which  the  joint  committee  will 
wait  upon  Governor  Len  Small  and  C.  F.  Miller,  director 
of  the  state  department  of  public  works  and  buildings, 
to  urge  them  to  push  the  deep  channel  project  as  rapidly 
as  feasible  and  assuring  them  of  statewide  support  if 
they  do  so. 


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NIGHT  AND  DAY 

Night  and  day,  so  they  say,  guarding  ’gainst  the  rainy  day. 

Great  men  spent  their  lives  in  toil,  burned  up  quarts  of  midnight  oil, 
Leaving  us  their  books  and  schools,  to  prove  past  doubt  we'd  just  be  fools. 

To  think  that  we,  a favored  few,  can  have  our  cake  and  eat  it  too. — H.  I\  S. 


MEMBER  FEDERAL  RESERVE  BANK 


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EAST  PEORIA,  ILLINOIS 

“The  Bank  Where  You  Feel  at  Home” 

ORGANIZED  IN  1903 


CHAS.  P.  SESTER 
A.  B.  CLAUDON 


DIRECTORS 

J.  A.  ELLIS  GEORGE  HARMS 

MILTON  MOOBERRY  HERBERT  R.  DENNIS 
MOSES  ROTH 


HERBERT  R.  DENNIS,  President 
A.  B.  CLAUDON,  Vice-President 
J.  A.  ELLIS,  Vice-President 


OFFICERS 

ETHEL  M.  McFARLAXE.  Cashier 
ANNA  M.  FUHRER.  Com.  and  Sav.  Dept. 
MARGARET  E.  DALTON,  Bookkeeping  Dept. 


Representatives  of  the 

Metropolitan  Life  Insurance  Co.  Loans. 

Your  Banking  Business  is  most  welcome 
here.  3%  Interest  paid  on  Time  Deposits. 


“ASK  YOUR  BANKER” 

— regarding  your  investments. 

We  consider  our  greatest  asset  to  he  the 
good  will  of  our  patrons  and  of  the  com- 
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Headquarters  of  the  Superior  Oil 


Co.,  1100  W.  Washington  Street 

C.  A.  Anicker,  Manager 

The  Superior  Oil  Company,  located  at  1100  \Y. 
Washington  Street,  East  Peoria,  is  a concern  that  is  forg- 
ing ahead  in  the  fast  growing  business  of  supplying  the 
automobile  and  factory  trade  with  high  grade  oils.  C.  A. 
Anicker  is  Secretary-Treasurer,  C.  E.  Kelly  of  the  Kelly 
Supply  Company  is  president  and  E.  J.  Kahn  is  \ ice- 
President,  as  well  as  president  of  the  National  Cooper- 
age and  Warehouse  Company.  This  firm  has  been 
established  four  years  and  has  a commodious  warehouse 
and  filling  station  conveniently  located  near  the  east  end 
of  the  Washington  Street  bridge. 

For  petroleum  products,  gasoline,  lubricating  oils  or 
kerosene  see  the  Superior  Oil  Co.  Air.  Anicker  says,  “No 
order  is  too  large  and  the  Superior  is  not  in  the  trust.” 


Can  You  Afford  a Real  Home— One  that  will  Last  Forever-The 

Difference  in  the  Cost  is  Small 


COST  OF  BRICK  VS.  FRAME 
Construction  Compared 
By  G.  C.  Mars  of  American  Face  Brick  Ass’n. 

The  past  two  months  we  have  been  busy  in  getting 
figures  on  house  No.  627  as  characteristic  type,  in 
Chicago  as  an  average  building  center.  These  figures 
are  not  quite  ready  for  publication  but  I can  give  you 
the  preliminary  results  in  which  I know  you  arc  all  in- 
terested. 

W e were  able  to  secure  5 bids,  all  of  which  run 
normal  except  one.  which  seems  to  be  out  of  line  on  hol- 
low tile  backing  making  it  cost  over  5.5 % more  than 
solid  brick.  ( Mherwise  than  that,  the  figures  run  very 
much,  in  the  matter  of  percentage  difference,  as  they  did 
in  our  tables  previously  issued,  as  shown  in  our  booklets 
and  in  Comparative  Building  Costs.  That  is,  starting 
with  frame  as  zero,  stucco  on  frame  cost — .22' , less; 
brick  veneer,  4.7'/  more;  brick  on  tile,  7.04%  more;  and 
solid  brick,  6.01'/  more.  The  brick  on  tile  figure  evident- 
ly is  influenced  by  the  bid  to  which  1 have  just  referred. 

This  house  cubes  24,880  feet  and  shows  that  frame 
costs  34.76  per  cubic  foot  and  brick  36.85  per  cubic  foot. 

I he  base  of  unit  costs  were  as  follows:  Rough  lumber, 
average  $40  per  thousand;  siding  and  finish,  average  $53 
per  thousand  board  leet;  face  brick.  $30  per  thousand; 
common  brick,  $12  per  thousand;  tile,  $33  per  thousand 
pieces  ; skilled  labor.  $1.10  per  hour;  common  labor,  80c 
per  hour.  The  upshot  of  the  whole  matte#r  is  that  in 
actual  figures,  it  costs  about  $1500  a room  to  build  a good 
brick  house  of  solid  walks,  while  frame  is  not  very  much 
less.  When  we  consider  that  the  all  commodities  index 
number  for  January  1922  as  reported  by  the  U.  S.  Depart- 
ment of  Labor  is  148  or  48%  above  the  pre-war  level. 


and  that  $1500  a room  is  in  the  neighborhood  of  50% 
above  pre-war  level  prices  for  brick,  I believe  we  are 
justified  in  feeling  that  the  cost  of  brick  construction  has 
reached  about  a normal  level,  at  any  rate,  so  far  as  the 
Chicago  district  costs  go.  I believe  also  that  economists 
generally  have  agreed  that  the  post-war  normal  level  will 
be  somewhere  between  50%  to  60%  higher  than  the  pre- 
war normal  level.  That  is,  we  have  about  reached  the 
normal  average  of  prices  for  a considerable  period  of 
years  to  come.  There  may  be  slight  fluctuations  this  way 
or  that  for  specific  or  occasional  reasons,  but  there  is  no 
probability  that  prices  will  depart  very  much  from  this 
figure  within  8 or  10  years  and  then  only  gradually.  Of 
course,  with  a rush  of  building  activity  from  time  to  time 
there  will  always  be  the  tendency  of  prices  to  rise  but 
that  tendency  will  be  overcome  the  moment  that  build- 
ing activities  slacken,  and  then  the  common  level  will  be 
resumed. 

In  the  meantime,  our  only  business  is  to  keep  educat 
ing  the  American  public  to  build  the  better  class  of  house 
by  invading  the  field  of  stucco  and  frame  that  now  covers 
90%  of  the  field.  Even  if  we  cannot  hope  to  occupy  the 
entire  field  the  winning  of  even  25%  away  from  the  less 
substantial.  We  ought,  however,  to  aim  to  cover  at  least 
a half  of  this  field.  Don’t  for  one  moment  be  mislead  by 
supposing  that  it  is  a matter  of  cost  that  shuts  you  out. 
The  matter  of  cost  shuts  you  out  from  a lot  of  people,  no 
doubt,  but  there  are  a lot  of  other  people  who  build  frame 
houses  running  into  figures  very  much  larger  than  the 
average  small  face  brick  house  costs.  It  is  into  that  field 
that  your  educational  campaign  may  be  carried  in  order 
to  induce  those  people  to  spend  their  money  for  a better 
type  of  construction. 


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EAST  PEORIA,  ILLINOIS 
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Officers 

Herman  Albers President 

Chas.  P.  Sester... Vice-President 

Carl  V . Dageforde Secretary 

Herbert  R.  Dennis Treasurer 

John  '1'.  Ellilt Counsel 

Directors 

George  Harms  Herman  Albers  Milton  Mooberry 
Chas.  P.  Sester  John  Dean  Carl  V . Dageforde 


Dr.  F.  G.  Hopkins  Herbert  R.  Dennis  Fred  C.  Heiden 


JANUARY  1st,  1922 


CARL  W.  DAGEFORDE.  SecSelbry 


Receipts 

Cash  in  Treasury  January  1,  1921 $ 728.55 

Installments  during  year 9,376.00 

Interest  received  during  year 3,178.50 

Premium  received  during  year  635.70 

Transfer  fees 25.25 

Fines  13.90 

Loans  repaid 1,000.00 

Bills  payable 2,100.00 

Paid  up  stock 9,975.00 

Accrued  interest  on  stock 42.84 

Total  $27,075.74 

Disbursements 

Loans  on  real  estate $23,600.00 

Installments  on  stock  withdrawn. 439.00 

Profits  on  stock  withdrawn 7.37 

Bills  payable 2,100.00 

Interest  on  bills  payable 37.26 

General  expense  and  salary 373.75 

Cash  in  treasury  January  1.  1922 518.36 


Total  .....$27,075.74 

Assets 

Loans  on  real  estate $62,600.00 

Fixtures  and  stationery 125.00 

Cash  in  treasury  January  1,  1922  518.36 

Total  $63,243.36 

Liabilities 

Installments  on  stock $17,838.00 

Paid  up  stock 39,600.00 

Installments  paid  in  advance 53.00 


Interest  paid  in  advance 30.00 

Premium  paid  in  advance 6.00 

Contingent  fund 98.70 

Profits,  divided 5,617.66 

Total  ..$63,243.36 


Invest  some  of  your  savings  in  our  Monthly  Pay- 
ment Stock.  Sixth  series  now  open.  Address:  C.  W. 
Dageforde,  Secretary,  210  W.  Washington  Street,  East 
Peoria,  Illinois. 

BUILDING  & LOAN  ASSOCIATIONS  A COMMUN- 
ITY BUILDER. 

For  many  years  these  Associations  have  been  a great 
help  toward  the  development  of  communities.  They 
have  helped  countless  numbers  of  persons  to  buy  bonus 
and  pay  for  them  like  paying  rent.  They  have  helped 
to  tide  over  times  of  panic  and  sickness  and  many  a man 
has  started  in  business  thru  its  help.  It  will  help  you  as 
much.  Try  it.  \Yc  promise  to  handle  your  money  with 
the  least  possible  expense,  invest  it  in  the  best  of  mort- 
gages, and  when  you  want  it.  return  to  you  the  principal 
with  earnings. 

Start  now,  save  regularly,  keep  it  up  and  when  you 
want  it  you  will  be  surprised  to  know  what  a nice  saying 
you  will  have. 

For  further  information  call  upon  our  Secretary  at 
our  office. 

The  Builders  Loan  is  like  a snowball,  the  bigger  it 
gets  the  more  it  gathers.  The  Tazewell  has  had  a re- 
markable record — more  than  $75,000.00  loaned  out  to 
help  build  homes  to  more  than  half  a hundred  of  our 
people. 

Can  You  Beat  It? 


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The  Municipal  Waterworks  Plant — An  Abundance  of  the  Best 

Water  in  the  World 


THE  WATERWORKS  STANDPIPE 


THE  WATERWORKS  PARK  FOR  TOURISTS — A BEAUTIFUL  SPOT 


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TEN  YEARS  OF  FAIR  DEALING  WITH  EAST  PEORIANS 


GROCERIES 

FANCY  CANDIES, 

MEATS 

ROSZELL’S  ICE  CREAM, 

PROVISIONS 

SOFT  DRINKS 

801  E.  Washington  Street 

805  E.  Washington  Street 

Hill’s  Service  Station,  801  E.  Washington  Street 

Polarine  Oils,  Red  Crown  Gasoline 

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The  Beautiful  New  M.  E.  Church — An  Improvement  Every  Citizen 
Is  Proud  Of — A Wonderful  Piece  of  Building  by 


the  Doering  Brothers 


NEW  M.  E.  CHURCH  DR.  A.  H.  COLEMAN,  PASTOR. 


One  of  the  Strongest  Societies  of  East  Peoria  is  the 

Mine  Workers  Union 


LOCAL  UNION  NO.  563,  UNITED  MINE 
WORKERS,  EAST  PEORIA. 

Generally  speaking  the  vicinity  of  East  Peoria  has 
been  the  scene  of  many  bitter  struggles  in  securing  a 
foothold  for  the  United  Mine  Workers  of  America,  and 
the  pioneers  of  East  Peoria  played  a very  important  part 
in  helping  to  organize  what  is  known  now  as  one  of  the 
best  craft  organizations  that  is  in  the  United  States  of 
America  working  under  the  policy  of  collective  bargain- 
ing. 

Like  all  the  other  local  unions  of  the  United  Mine 
Workers  organization,  local  union  No.  563  of  East  Peoria 
has  full  and  complete  automony  over  their  own  affairs  as 
they  affect  their  particular  local  union,  and  a great  deal 
of  responsibility  is  attached  to  the  officers,  who  at  present 
are,  Joe  Cochran,  President,  John  Osborne,  Financial 
Secretary,  and  Ed  Giebelhausen  recording  secretary.  In 
the  course  of  their  duties,  they  handle  any  and  all  disputes 


that  may  arise  at  any  of  the  mines  within  their  jurisdic- 
tion, arising  out  of  the  joint  agreement  between  the 
operators  and  miners,  transact,  and  take  care  of  the 
financial  business  of  the  local  union,  and  attend  to  the 
great  amount  of  correspondence  that  necessarily  passes 
between  the  local  union  and  the  different  branches  of  the 
organization.  This  business  is  being  very  successfully 
conducted  which  reflects  a great  deal  of  credit  upon  those 
holding  these  responsible  positions,  and  local  union  No. 
563,  is  now  in  a flourishing  condition,  their  efforts  are 
peaceful,  but  ever  watchful  in  seeing  that  the  rights  of  the 
membership  is  fully  guarded,  with  the  full  knowledge 
that  the  membership  of  local  union  No.  563  will  be  among 
those  that  are  ready  to  make  sacrifice  that  is  necessary 
to  protect  their  rights  as  miners,  and  safeguard  the 
integrity  of  organized  labor,  ready  at  all  times  to  do  any- 
thing they  can  to  assist  in  bringing  to  the  workers  and 
their  families,  more  of  the  comforts,  and  joys  of  life, 
which  they  so  richly  merit. 


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BUILDERS  OF 

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The  Doering  Brothers 

Here  are  some  pictures  of  the  three  Doering  boys, 
the  well  known  East  Peoria  Contractors.  They  were 
brought  up  in  the  business  and  don’t  know  any  better. 
They  have  never  been  able  to  keep  up  with  their  orders 
yet  and  probably  never  will  be.  They  have  built  more 
of  the  fine  homes  in  the  City  than  any  other  firm  and 
they  lately  completed  the  handsome  new  M.  E.  Church 
which  is  most  remarkable  for  a City  of  this  size. 

They  are  just  now  completing  the  biggest  garage  in 
the  City.  Whatever  the  Doerings’  do  is  substantial  and 
can  be  depended  upon.  They  always  were  known  to 
give  their  customers  their  money’s  worth — that  is  the 
secret  of  their  success. 

East  Peoria  could  hardly  get  along  without  the 
Doering  Bros. 


COMMODIOUS  BUNGALOW  OF  GEORGE  G.  DOERING  S 
NEARLY  COMPLETED. 


RARELY  BEAUTIFUL  HOME  OF  CITY  TREASURER  Wm.  FREY. 


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Here’s  $300,000  Trainload 

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A.B.C.  WASHERS 


If  cleanliness  is  next  to  godliness,  then  the  above 
Chicago  & Northwestern  train  of  thirty  seven  cars,  carry- 
ing 2,500  A.  P>.  C.  electric  washing  machines  worth 
$300,000,  which  left  Peoria  Saturday  morning  for  Los 
Angeles,  is,  in  a sense,  a g'ospel  train. 

The  machines,  manufactured  by  the  Altorfer  Broth- 
ers company  and  comprising  the  largest  single  ship- 
ment of  electric  washers  ever  sent  out  by  any  concern 
anywhere,  are  consigned  to  A.  A.  Wilson  of  Los  Angeles, 
who  has  large  retail  sales  force  of  the  company.  The 
stores  in  eight  southern  California  cities.  So.  if  you  hear 
folks  from  that  part  of  the  state  talk  about  living  in 
“God’s  own  country,”  just  tell  ’em  that  Peoria-made 
cleanliness  helps  make  it  so. 

Now,  if  only  some  soap-and-water  Moses  would  start 
bringing  the  A.  B.  C.’s  of  cleanliness  over  the  line  into 
Mexico  by  the  trainload,  how  beautiful  this  world  would 
be! 

The  record-breaking  train  and  cargo  were  bidden 


godspeed  by  the  above  officials  of  the  company.  The 
trip  will  take  four  days,  and  upon  arrival  in  Los  Angeles 
the  train  will  be  met  by  a band.  At  the  stops  enroute. 
toy  balloons  will  be  released,  each  bearing  a message  that 
the  machines  were  made  in  Peoria.  Each  car  also  has 
banners  of  similar  import. 

Recognizing  the  importance  of  the  shipment.  Mayor 
\ ictor  P.  Michel  sent  the  following  telegram  to  the 
mayor  of  Los  Angeles  : 

“I  wish  to  extend  official  greetings  and  congratula- 
tions of  the  city  of  Peoria  to  the  city  of  Los  Angeles  on 
the  trainload  of  A.  B.  C.  electric  washers  being  shipped 
today  by  Altorfer  Brothers  company  to  "Washer"  Wilson 
of  your  city. 

“This  is  the  largest  single  shipment  of  electrical  ap- 
pliances ever  made  and  represents  a value  of  $300,000. 

“This  record-breaking  purchase  by  one  of  your  prom- 
inent merchants  is  a remarkable  achievement  and  clearly 
evidences  the  progressive  spirit  of  your  city.” 


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A Train  of  Thirty-seven  Cars  Made  Trip  from  Peoria  to  Los  Angeles 

With  $300,000.00  of  A.  B.  C.  Washers 


A train  of  30  cars  laden  exclusively  with  2.000  A.  B. 
C.  electric  washing  machines,  the  largest  single  ship- 
ment of  electric  washers  ever  made  anywhere,  started 
from  Peoria,  July  1.  bound  for  Los  Angeles,  Cal.  The 
cargo  will  lie  worth  $250,000  at  retail  prices  and  its 
journey  will  have  all  the  accessories  of  a public  tour. 
Each  car  will  display  large  banners,  representatives  from 
the  Altorfer  Brothers  Company,  the  manufacturers,  will 
act  as  official  escort  and  distribute  souvenirs  at  stops 
in  important  cities  and  the  train  will  be  met  by  a brass 
band  upon  arriving  in  Los  Angeles. 

The  huge  order  was  placed  by  A.  A.  Wilson,  of  Los 
Angeles,  the  largest  dealer  in  electric  washers  in  the 
country  and  known  as  “Washer”  Wilson  and  the  pioneer 
in  this  line  on  the  Pacific  Coast.  After  the  consignment 
reaches  its  (Instillation  Mr.  Wilson  will  open  a sales  cam- 
paign throughout  California,  the  drive  centering  in  the 
following  cities  where  he  has  stores:  Los  Angeles,  San 
Diego,  Long  Beach,  Huntington  Park,  Glendale,  Pasa- 
dena. Bakersfield,  and  Fresno. 

“To  fill  this  order  the  Altorfer  Brothers  Company 
worked  its  plant  at  maximum  capacity,”  said  J.  J.  Keith, 


sales  manager.  “In  connection  with  the  trip  and  its  ac- 
companying publicity  features  we  shall  take  every  op- 
portunity to  bring  the  name  of  the  City  of  Peoria  in  the 
foreground,  so  that  it  will  share  in  the  benefits  of  the 
public  attention  that  the  event  will  attract.” 

The  Illinois  Traction  System  has  made  another 
transportation  record  by  the  handling  of  a solid  train- 
load of  electric  washing  machines  from  Peoria  to  St. 
Louis,  the  first  consignment  of  the  kind  ever  shipped  over 
an  electric  railway. 

This  mammoth  shipment  of  labor-saving  devices 
was  consigned  to  a St.  Louis  firm  by  the  Altorfer 
Brothers  Company,  of  Peoria,  manufacturers  of  the  well- 
known  machine  bearing  the  name  of  that  company.  It 
is  said  to  be  the  third  train-load  shipment  of  electric 
washers  in  the  history  of  the  trade,  both  previous  ship- 
ments having  been  made  by  the  same  company.  The 
hundreds  of  machines  making  up  the  shipment  were 
loaded  into  the  standard  freight  cars  used  by  the  Illinois 
Traction  Company  and  were  pulled  in  a daylight  run  by 
one  of  the  monster  electric  locomotives  on  a non-stop 
trip  from  Peoria  to  St.  Louis. 


Brown  Brothers  Believe  in  East  Peoria  and  Always  Willing 

to  do  Their  Part 


EAST  PEORIA  GOOD  INVESTMENT  FIELD 
THAT  IS  WHAT  BROWN  BROTHERS 
BELIEVE 

That  Is  What  Brown  Brothers  Believe 

That  East  Peoria  is  a profitable  field  for  investment 
is  the  belief  of  Eugene  Brown,  of  Brown  Brothers,  Peoria 
real  estate  dealers.  Citing  the  fact  that  no  panics  have 
ever  struck  this  field  and  that  the  firm's  local  real  estate 
holdings  are  large,  Mr.  Brown  is  ready  to  give  advice  and 


provide  attractive  inducements  to  prospective  in- 
vestors in  East  Side  property.  This  firm  has  handled 
forty,  sub-divisions  since  1893.  in  and  around  Peoria.  At 
present  they  are  engaged  in  opening  four  new  sub-divi- 
sions on  the  West  Bluff ; one  is  at  Rome  and  one  at 
Averyville.  They  were  pioneers  in  urging  saving  and 
investment  in  this  locality,  as  a long  list  of  deed  holders 
proves.  Both  have  always  lived  in  Peoria  and  are  in  an 
exceptionally  favorable  position  to  know  real  estate 
values. 


UNCLE  SAM  TRUSTS  US  TO  SERVE  YOUR  POSTAL  NEEDS— SO  WHY  NOT 
TRUST  US  TO  PROVIDE  YOUR  FOODSTUFFS? 


CHAS.  C.  ARNOLD 

RELIABLE  GENERAL  MERCHANTS 


Weight  and  Quality  Assured 
QUICK  DELIVERY 


Groceries,  Stock  Food,  Chicken  Feed, 
Hardware,  Paints,  Oils. 


POSTAL  BRANCH 


New  Phone  59 


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East  Peoria’s  First  Newspaper — It  Was  Called,  The  Pilot — 

Way  Back  In  1901 


\\  . B.  Hill  has  furnished  us  a copy  of  the  East  l’eoria 
Pilot  under  date  of  Sept.  13.  1901.  and  it  is  a very  interest- 
ing relick  of  those  times.  The  publisher  was  A.  R Zimmer- 
man and  the  edition  contained  an  elaborate  account  of  the 
celebration  of  the  brick  pavement  which  made  a road  across 
to  Peoria  and  it  was  a great  day  in  little  old  East  Peoria. 
John  Kcil  was  Mayor,  and  O.  J.  Bailey.  Dan  Sheen  and 
Contractor  McAllister  made  addresses  predicting  a wonder- 
ful future  for  East  Peoria. 

Automobiles  were  pretty  scarce  in  those  days  and  there 
were  no  street  cars  but  the  hack  line  run  by  W.  Oliver  made 
four  trips  to  Peoria  and  back  a day. 

One  item  was:  the  City  is  graveling  block  one  East 
Washington  Street.  This  is  a good  move  on  the  part  of  the 
officials  and  the  work  should  be  continued  to  the  Cole  Bridge. 

Some  little  improvement  in  East  Peoria  since  that  time. 

eh  ? 


Another  item  reads:  Now  hurry  up  the  electric  light 
scheme. 

Tom  Malonev  was  clerk  and  Ed  Keil  was  treasurer  and 
the  alderman  were  W.  F.  Thome,  Ed  Murray,  Jacob  Mausch- 
baugh.  Michael  Bort.  Wm.  Cruickshank  and  Joe  Bowers. 

There  was  quite  a list  of  advertising:  J.  C.  Densberger, 
meat  market.  Peter  Schertz,  cash  store,  Ed  Lange,  meat 
market,  M.  Pfeifer,  hardware,  N.  T.  Fisher,  contractor, 
L'rs.  Wys,  shoes.  J.  J.  Amsler,  grocer,  Court's  Sample  Room. 
L Schmidt,  confectionery,  Dr.  \\  . R.  Bailey,  \\  . (diver, 
hack  line.  C.  F.  Dainty,  barber,  J.  P.  Camming,  well  dig- 
ging. Lindel  Hotel,  W.  D.  Crawford,  feed  store.  Martenas, 
ice  cream.  Mrs.  C.  L.  Farrington,  stationary,  W.  F.  Thome, 
insurance.  Paul  Daenicke,  school  hooks.  G.  \\  . Warner, 
one  price  cash  store.  S.  D.  Adams,  blacksmith. 

There's  another  little  item:  Ed  Tucker  the  operator  of 
the  Progressive  Mine  had  his  right  foot  badly  injured  by  a 
timber  falling  on  it. 

City  Clerk  Tucker  says  it  was  not  serious  any  way. 


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of  production  by  rjsing  a Ford- 
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DO  THE  WORK  OF  SIX 
HORSES  AT  THE  PRICE  OF 
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MOTOR  CO. 

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With  Starter  and  Demountable 
Rims,  $380.00  F.  ().  B.  Detroit. 


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SELECTED  SANITARY 

DAIRY  PRODUCTS 

MAY  BE  OBTAINED  FROM  OUR  FOUR  RETAIL  STORES 
AND  SEVENTEEN  DELIVERY  ROUTES. 


PASTEURIZED  MILK  ONLY 


PROTECT  YOUR  FAMILY  BY  USING  THE  PUREST  DAIRY  PRODUCTS. 


£ 


We  Deliver  Daily  in  Easi  Peoria 


Washington  Dairy  Co. 


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F.  E.  ZIMMERMAN,  Manager 

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Washington  Dairy  a Local  Concern 
— East  Peoria  Interested  In  It 


THE  FINEST  DAIRY  BARN  IN  THE  STATE  OF  ILLINOIS. 


WASHINGTON  DAIRY  COMPANY  FAST  GROW- 
ING CORPORATION 

The  Washington  Dairy  Company  of  Peoria,  managed 
by  E.  E.  Zimmerman,  has  made  an  enviable  record  in 
the  past  eighteen  months,  the  business  showing  a triple 
increase.  This  firm  serves  a number  of  East  Siders  with 


milk  and  cream  and  specializes  in  nursery  milk  from 
tested  cows  and  pasteurized.  Fifteen  thousand  bottles 
of  milk  is  the  daily  distribution.  Four  retail  stores  are 
operated:  109  Goodwin  St..  229  Main  St.,  514  Main  St. 
and  922  ITulburt  St.  In  addition  this  firm's  dairy  products 
are  on  sale  at  many  grocery  stores. 


Even  though  you  do  not  buy 

the  things  we  make  and  sell  direct 
from  us,  you  probably  buy  some  of 
them  from  the  man  who  buys  them 
from  us! 


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urers, but  every  loyal  East  Peorian  can 
well  feel  interested  in  and  proud  of  the 

VICTOR  FOUNDRY 


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Our  great  growth  is  due  to  the  de- 
mand for  good  castings — and  the 
more  we  grow  the  more  homes 
there  will  be  in  East  Peoria  ! 


The  VICTOR  FOUNDRY 


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Victor  Foundry 

One  of  the  big  and  important  industries  of  East 
Peoria  is  the  Victor  Foundry.  Starting  in  a small  wav 
they  have  been  growing  steadily  each  year  and  now 
they  have  one  of  the  largest  and  most  complete  estab- 
lishments of  this  kind  in  Peoria.  They  are  kept  running 
to  capacity  in  getting  out  the  parts  for  the  celebrated 
Weir  furnace. 

Idle  \ ictor  Foundry  own  some  five  acres  of  groun  ' 
at  their  location  and  it  is  understood  that'  the  time  mav 
come  when  the  entire  furnace,  pipe  and  accessories  plant 
may  be  located  together  here. 

George  Harms  is  the  active  head  of  this  great  es- 
tablishment. 


GEORGE  E.  HARMS,  MANAGER  VICTOR  FOUNDRY. 


INTERIOR  VIEW  OF  THE  NEW  VICTOR  FOUNDRY. 


A POOR  PICTURE  OF  THE  RIG  VICTOR  FOUNDRY. 


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Growth  of  East  Peoria  Depends 
Upon  Its  Telephone  Development 


Every  citizen  of  East  Peoria  and  vicinity 
is  a believer  in,  and  a booster  for  the  Greater 
Peoria  which  is  to  be.  The  prosperity  of  this 
community  is  based  largely  upon  the  future 
of  Greater  Peoria  which  East  Peoria  is  a 
part.  Every  business  firm  is  working  to  that 
end  and  among  them  none  has  Peoria’s 
future  more  clearly  in  mind,  and  more  direct- 
ly connected  with  its  present  activities,  than 
the  Illinois  Bell  Telephone  Company. 

The  Telephone  Company  has  already  built 
in  Peoria  a plant  valued  at  over  two  and  a 
half  million  dollars.  It  has  already  appro- 
priated and  started  to  spend  here  another 
million  and  a quarter  as  a practical  demon- 
stration of  its  faith  in  Greater  Peoria  and  the 
fair-mindedness  of  its  people.  No  business 
firm,  manufacturing  concern  or  telephone 
company  would  consider  further  investment 
in  Peoria  except  on  the  basis  that  the  citizens 
intend  to  do  everything*  possible  to  make 
such  investment  a profitable  one. 

Greater  Peoria,  if  it  is  to  come  at  all,  must 
be  built  upon  a series  of  business  successes 
and  not  upon  a record  of  business  failures. 

Utilities  are  Essential 

Moreover,  can  anyone  imagine  any  further 
growth  of  Peoria,  or  of  any  large  modern 
city,  if  it  were  deprived  of  its  modern  util- 
ities, including  the  telephone?  Without  ade- 
quate telephone  service, — not  only  now  but 
in  the  years  just  ahead  of  us, — Peoria  cannot 
grow  as  it  should.  But  adequate  service  to 
a growing  population  means  continual  in- 
vestment of  added  capital.  And  new  capital. 


like  a timid  child,  does  not  continue  to  go 
where  it  is  not  invited  and  not  well  treated. 

Peoria  has’  made,  and  will  continue  to 
make,  strenuous  efiforts  to  induce  additional 
capital  to  locate  and  invest  itself  in  Greater 
Peoria.  But  before  they  seriously  consider 
settling  in  Peoria,  two  considerations  are 
fundamental  and  two  questions  will  be  asked 
by  those  asked  to  make  such  an  investment. 
First,  will  the  Capital  receive  a proper  and 
adequate  return?  Second,  has  Peoria  ade- 
quate and  good  utility  service,  without  which 
industrial  growth  is  today  impossible? 

Telephone  the  Nerve  System 

Nothing*  will  be  more  vital  to  Greater 
Peoria  than  its  telephone  service,  which  is 
the  nerve  system  of  the  modern  city.  This 
cannot  be  kept  adequate  for  the  city’s  in- 
creasing* needs  unless  it  is  assured  of  a fair 
and  reasonable  return  as  additional  capital 
cannot  be  secured  for  a losing*  venture. 
Those  who  really  have  the  best  interests  of 
the  city  at  heart  will  uphold,  and  not  oppose, 
the  idea  that  the  Telephone  Company,  as  all 
other  concerns  which  help  Peoria  grow  into 
Greater  Peoria,  must  be  put  and  kept  on  a 
sound  financial  basis  by  being*  granted  a fair 
return  on  the  capital  invested  in  this  city. 
Any  other  idea  or  policy  is  suicidal  to  the 
city*  if  it  wishes  to  progress  as  a center  of 
industry. 

(A)  Under  present  rates  during*  1921  the 
Illinois  Bell  Telephone  Company’s  net  earn- 
ings in  Peoria,  amounted  to  $56,604.00,  being 
onlv  about  2 per  cent  on  the  propertv  value 
of  $2,600,000. 


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The  W.  H.  Schelm  Factory 


One  of  the  fastest  growing  and  most  important  in- 
stitutions is  the  W.  H.  Schelm  Shops.  They  make  motor 
bodies  and  every  year  sees  wonderful  advance. 

'The  motor  hearses,  the  yellow  busses,  the  big  trucks 
they  are  a wonderful  line. 


Mr.  Schelm  is  the  man  who  built  the  Blue  Bird 
theatre,  one  of  the  handsomest  and  most  complete  then 
tres  probably  ever  built  in  a city  of  the  size  of  East 
Peoria,  and  of  which  everybody  is  verv  proud. 


ONE  <>F  HIS  JOBS 


ONE  OF  THE  BIG  TRUCKS 


A HOME  ON  WI-IEEI  S 


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FOR  SALE 

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350  Acres  Fronting  on  North 
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Also  Vacant  Lots  in  Peoria 


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Here  is  a new  way  to  build  Hard 
Roads— Beats  the  State 
Highway 

The  new  hard  road,  for  a section  approximately  half 
a mile,  up  Cole  Hollow,  will  have  been  completed  within 
the  next  week. 

With  this  beginning-,  it  is  hoped  that  sufficient  sen- 
timent will  have  been  aroused,  to  continue  the  good 
work  already  started. 

The  crying  need  for  a road  reasonably  passable  the 
year  round  has  been  evident  for  years.  The  Liberty'  Coal 
Company,  early  this  spring,  lost  no  time  in  getting-  the 
work  under  way.  Mr.  Will  (1.  Naas,  an  officer  of  the 
company,  procured  the  services  of  John  Smith,  an  ex- 
perienced road  builder.  With  all  preliminary  details 
argeed  upon,  the  work  of  actual  construction  was 
pushed  rapidly  forward.  Already  the  splendid  improve- 
ment has  been  noticed  and  it  is  bound  to  lead  to  further 
efforts,  making  one  of  the  most  important  roads  in  Taze- 
well County,  open  to  the  public  in  all  kinds  of  weather. 
The  portion  of  the  road  improved  with  concrete  at  a 
width  of  nine  feet,  begins  at  the  Liberty  mine,  around 
the  bend  in  tbc  direction  of  East  Peoria  as  far  as  the 
concrete  bridge.  Heretofore  this  part  of  the  road,  was 
rendered  unfit  for  travel  after  every  hard  rain.  With 
the  constant  heavy  travel  done  by  the  trucks  hauling 
coal,  it  was  frequently  a sorry  sight,  to  see  the  number 
of  conveyances  constantly  stalled  in  the  deep  mud. 

W ith  the  paved  road,  this  handicap  has  been  re- 
moved and  the  worst  part  of  the  highway,  will  be  in 
the  future  as  easily  travelled  as  a city  thoroughfare. 

( )ne  good  turn  certainly  calls  for  another  and  those  in- 
terested in  other  industries  in  that  locality,  should  see 
to  it,  that  their  portion  of  the  road  is  put  in  good  shape. 
For  instance,  there  are  the  Carter  brick  yards,  the  Man 
liattan  coal  mine,  and  the  Rapp  Tile  works,  all  depen- 
dent upon  the  road.  It  would  require  little  effort  and 
entail  no  great  expenditure  for  others  to  boost  the 
project,  'flic  Liberty  Coal  Company  has  shown  its  pro- 
gressive spirit  by  individually  standing  an  expense  for 
road  building,  which  should  be  and  no  doubt  is  appre- 
ciated by  the  farmers  and  residents  up  Cole  Hollow.  It 
merelv  shows  what  determination  can  do  and  the  im- 
provement so  well  begun  will  be  a lasting  tribute  to  the 
business  sense  of  those  responsible  for  its  inception. 


ill 

Charles  C.  Arnold  believes  in  East 
Peoria-Born  here— and  glad  of  it 

Chas.  C.  Arnold  who  conducts  a grocery  store  and 
postal  sub-station  at  213  E.  Washington  St.,  East  Peoria, 
twice  mayor  of  East  Peoria  and  one  of  the  community’s 


influential  citizens,  believes  in  this  city's  future  growth 
and  beautification  and  thinks  there  are  no  better  people 
than  his  neighbors  and  patrons  of  East  Peoria,  who,  lie 
says,  are  never  idle  if  there  is  anyone ‘able  to  point  out 
work  that  needs  doing. 


Bob  Dingeldein  The  Ford  Man 

Here  is  a picture  of  Bob  Dingeldein,  the  Ford  man. 
but  it  is  hardly  necessary  as  pretty  nearly  evervbodv 
knows  him  anyway.  Bob  is  a native  of  old  Eon  du  Lac, 
and  in  every  way  a product. 


He  has  been  in  the  Ford  game  for  many  years  now 
and  what  he  doesn't  know  about  it  may  be  hardly  worth 
knowing. 

They  are  now  getting  started  in  their  new  garage 
and  will  soon  be  ready  for  business  right. 


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PUBLIC 

Communities  to  be  progressive  must  be  attractive, 
and  to  be  attractive  they  must  keep  pace  with  the  spirit 
of  the  age  and  provide  those  things  that  are  essential 
for  the  development  of  the  religious,  educational,  com- 
mercial and  social  needs.  One  is  just  as  necessary  as 
the  other,  without  either,  any  community  would  become 
lopsided  and  not  be  living  up  to  the  opportunity  before  it. 

Public  parks  properly  supervised  are  one  of  the  big- 
gest assets  of  a community,  and  the  demand  and  neces- 
sitv  for  them  has  grown  by  leaps  and  bounds  during  the 
past  few  years  and  today  parks  like  good  roads  and 
schools,  mark  a community  as  progressive,  and  the  com 
munity  that  is  not  making  some  development  in  its 
schools,  roads  and  parks  is  considered  a dead  one,  and 
one  that  will  not  receive  much  consideration  from  those 
who  are  seeking  a home  or  a place  for  investment. 

Every  community  that  has  any  prospect  of  develop 
ing  into  a City  of  importance  should  plan  at  least  two 
parks:  One  located  close  in,  consisting  of  an  acre  or  so. 
where  the  mothers  and  children  can  drop  in  for  a little 
outing  without  being  put  to  the  trouble  or  expense  of  a 
conveyance  to  reach  it,  and  where  an  hour  or  more  could 
be  spent  daily  during  the  hot  summer  days  and  secure  a 
little  rest  from  the  cares  of  home  duties  and  secure  the 
recreation  so  necessary  to  offset  the  cares  and  worry  o 
the  daily  humdrum  of  life.  Then  a larger  park,  just  as 
large  as  can  be  afforded,  and  developed  so  as  to  make  it 
a real  drawing  card  for  the  community,  and  if  it  ha 
any  natural  advantages  and  with  proper  planning,  made 
so  attractive  that  folks  will  come  for  miles  for  picnic 
and  outings.  Such  a park  stamps  any  community  as 
progressive,  and  will  naturally  attract  a certain  per  cent 
of  the  people  who  enjoy  the  privilege  to  become  resi- 
dents or  investors  in  property  or  business  in  such  a com- 
munity. 

The  Cemetery  used  to  be  the  greatest  attraction  the 
average  community  had  to  show  its  visitors,  and  it 
should  always  be  kept  as  attractive  as  possible,  but  the 
cemetery  is  not  a park  and  should  not  be  so  considered, 
due  reverence  should  be  shown  the  resting  place  of  our 
forefathers,  but  at  the  same  time  we  must  not  "orget 
the  needs  of  the  living. 

Parks  are  not  expensive  luxuries  as  some  would 
have  you  believe,  and  for  the  small  amount  of  taxes 
that  are  permitted  for  their  maintenance,  pay  larger  re- 
turns on  the  investment  than  anything  else  the  same 
amount  of  money  could  be  put  into. 

No  place  on  God’s  green  earth  has  any  better  or  more 
natmal  advantages  for  the  development  of  a real  park 
of  natural  beauty,  than  can  be  found  in  Fondulac  Town- 
ship, with  its  beautiful  hills  overlooking  the  Lake  and 
City,  with  its  canyons  rivaling  those  even  of  the  Grand 
Canyon,  and  springs  of  water  for  the  creating  of  pools 
and  ponds,  a park  of  wondrous  beauty  and  scenery,  will 


PARKS 

be  developed  at  a small  expense.  A recent  visitor  from 
Chicago  in  looking  over  the  new  Driveway  now  being 
built  and  the  land  suitable  for  park  purposes  remarked. 
"If  the  community  does  not  avail  itself  of  the  opportun 
ity  of  securing  these  attractive  hills  and  valleys  for  a 
park  of  the  greatest  natural  beauty  1 have  ever  seen  it 
will  miss  the  biggest  asset  it  could  possibly  secure." 

With  this  in  mind  the  Park  Board  is  planning  for  the 
developing  of  a small  park  close  in,  and  a larger  tract, 
and  begin  the  developing  of  the  finest  parks  which  in 
time  will  make  the  Fondulac  Park  district  one  of  the 
beauty  spots  where  thousands  of  people  will  be  attracted 
annually  and  which  will  stamp  East  Peoria  and  Fondulac 
Township  as  one  of  the  attractive  progressive  communi- 
ties of  the  state. 

Art  Gossett  has  presented  the  Park  Board  with  two 
acres  of  hillside  in  the  Cole  Creek  valley  the  center  of 
the  city  perhaps  as  near  as  can  be  determined  and  a 
soon  as  the  farther  details  can  be  worked  out  they  will 
in  all  probability  become  Gossett  Park— a delight  to 
every  inhabitant. 

The  Grand  View  Drive  on  this  side  of  the  river  is 
taking  shape  as  fast  as  possible  and  two  and  one-half 
miles  of  it  to  the  upper  Washington  road  will  be  com- 
pleted this  year.  The  wondrous  beauty  of  the  drive 
can  never  be  appreciated  until  at  least  the  roadway  has 
been  prepared.  This  is  to  be  a 100  foot  park  and  even- 
tually will  reach  probably  the  length  of  the  township. 
It  will  contain  a 30-foot  roadway  and  the  other  70  feet 
will  be  parked.  Of  course,  all  this  takes  time  for  its 
full  accomplishment  but  when  once  started,  it  becomes 
a reality  almost  before  we  know  it.  What  this  drive 
on  top  of  the  hills  is  going  to  mean  to  Fondulac  can 
be  but  faintly  appreciated  at  present — but  it  is  on  the 
way. 

Then  the  Sewell  100  acres  has  been  opened  and  is 
fast  becoming  a favorite  park.  It  is  a rarely  beautiful 
spot  and  as  soon  as  transportation  facilities  arc  further 
provided  will  be  more  popular  yet — for  the  Sewell  Park- 
lias  hardly  began  yet. 

The  Fondulac  Park  board  of  five  members  was 
elected*  bv  the  people  of  this  township  by  a large  vote  at 
a presidential  election  and  are  all  old-time  conservative 
citizens  who  love  their  home  and  are  willing  to  do  all 
they  can  for  its  improvement  and  advancement  along  the 
best  lines.  They  all  serve  unselfishly  without  pay  and 
do  the  best  they  know  how.  Thev  say  the  angels  can  do 
no  more  than  this. 

Their  office  is  at  100  West  Washington  street,  first 
floor  of  the  Ansbaugh  building  and  all  their  meetings  are 
public  and  the  board  welcome  visitors  and  any  and  all 
suggestions  in  the  matter  of  the  progress  of  our  Fondulac 
Park  system.  The  meetings  are  the  last  Monday  of  each 
month  at  8 o’clock  P.  M. 


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N.  KOMMERS,  Proprietor 

DAY  AND  NIGHT  SERVICE 


Springfield  Hill  Garage — Neil  Kommers,  Proprietor 

Auto  Repairing  and  Accessories 


PHONE  14. 


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The  Tazewell  Hills— There  are  Several  of  Them— Will 

Soon  be  Beautiful  Homes 


Dan  R.  Sheen  and  Oliver  |.  Bailey  both  expected 
East  Peoria  to  grow  taster  than  it  lias. 

The  best  laid  schemes  of  mice  and  men. 

'Twenty-five  years  ago  they  expected  it  to  be  done 
in  almost  no  time. 

Jacob  Harmon,  the  engineer,  made  a survey  for  the 
Orand  View  drive  on  this  side  of  the  river,  but  it  has 
taken  a quarter  of  a century  to  get  it  started.  Time 
goes  on — it  waits  for  no  man.  At  last  it  is  started. 

At  last  the  Ft.  Creve  Coeur  State  Park  is  located. 
It  took  some  time. 

At  last  the  Caterpillar  Trail  is  becoming  a regular 
road.  It  all  takes  time. 

But  it  doesn’t  take  long  when  they  once  get  started 
and  it  begins  to  look  as  if  they  had  at  last  started. 

Dan  R.  Sheen  built  a summer  home  in  the  loveliest 
spot  he  could  find— it  was  a beautiful  place.  Mrs.  Stata 
B.  Couch,  a nature  lover,  finally  bought  this  five  acres 
from  Mr.  Sheen  and  has  improved  it  and  it  has  become 


one  of  the  ideal  spots  of  the  country — headquarters  sta- 
tion particularly  for  the  bird  lovers.  Then  her  son.  John 
\V.  Hartz,  of  the  Couch  & Ileyle  hardware  store,  bought 
five  acres  adjoining  and  built  the  beautiful  home  which 
they  have  called  “Hartzwald”.  This  is  one  of  the  show 
places  but  it  is  not  only  that  but  all  the  comforts  and 
conveniences  for  a charming  home  are  here. 

Harry  Bean  of  the  Peoria  Railway  Co.,  built  a beau 
tiful  home  adjoining  and  now  Charles  Correll  of  the  \ al 
Jobst  Co.  has  here  all  the  delights  of  a real  home  place. 

A.  S.  Haggertv  the  well  known  millwright  of 
Peoria,  bought  the  Baldwin  six  acres  one  of  the  sightiest 
locations  on  the  river  and  built  a delightful  California 
bungalow  home  here.  'The  Haggerty  family  think  they 
are  the  proud  possessors  of  the  finest  home  there  is  any- 
where on  earth — and  there  is  much  to  be  said  in  it' 
favor. 

And  so  it  goes.  But  it  is  only  the  beginning.  It  ha' 
hardly  started  yet. 


• HARTZWALD”— THE  LOVELY  JOHN  W.  IIARTZ  RESIDENCE 
ON  TIIE  CATERPILLAR  TRAIL 


One  Twenty-fiifth  of  a Cent  per  Mile 


Each  succeeding  Chevrolet  we  hear  of  seems  en- 
dowed with  greater  ability  to  make  high  mileage  at  a low- 
cost.  Here  is  a 1918  model  “Four-Ninety’’  touring  car, 
owned  by  Mr.  H.  E.  Dunn,  of  Oswego,  Kansas,  which 
has  been  driven  45,000  miles  at  a cost  of  less  than  $100— 
part  of  which  was  for  a new  battery.  Repair  expenses  for 


the  lirst  25.000  miles  amounted  to  only  $10.  or  just  one 
twenty-fifth  of  a cent  per  mile. 

As  an  expression  of  confidence  that  Mr.  Dunn  has  in 
his  Chevrolet,  he  intends  to  drive  to  California  this  sum- 
mer. He  says  lie  thinks  the  car  is  good  for  forty-five 
thousand  miles  more. 


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Blue  Bird  Theatre — A Thing  of  Beauty  and 

a Joy  Forever 


THE  BEAUTIFUL  HLl'E  BIRD  THEATRE 


Close  to  one  thousand  dollars  was  expended  m 
equipping  the  projection  room.  This  room  is  open  to 
the  inspection  of  anyone  interested  in  the  manner  in 
which  pictures  are  presented.  It  is  quite  a study,  and 
the  management  invites  those  interested  to  visit  that 
section  of  the  theatre.  The  stage  was  installed  with  the 
idea  in  view  of  offering  vaudeville  attractions,  being 
large  enough  to  allow  the  proper  presentation  of  such 
entertainment. 

With  the  assistance  of  East  Peoria  citizens,  the 
Blue  Bird  Theatre  will  grow  to  be  the  leading  theatre  of 
its  size  in  Illinois.  East  Peorians  can  be  proud  of  its 
theatre. 

William  Schelm — Builder. 

H.  Stickelmaeier — Lessee  and  Proprietor. 


“A  thing  of  beauty  is  a Joy  forever”  wrote  one  old 
sage,  and  someone  in  the  East  mentioned,  just  a few 
weeks  ago,  "A  community  expresses  its  progressiveness, 
its  highmindedness,  its  civic  interest  by  the  character 
and  style  of  its  theatres.” 

He  seemed  to  have  spoken  the  truth.  East  Peoria 
has  expressed  its  highmindedness,  its  progressiveness,  its 
public  interest  in  giving  to  its  citizens  the  BLUE  BIRD 
THEATRE. 

Nowhere  in  the  Central  West  can  a city,  the  size  of 
our  fair  city,  boast  of  a theatre  so  attractive  in  design, 
or  so  advanced  in  presentation  of  its  attractions.  With 
a capacity  of  over  four  hundred,  it  can  comfortably  ac- 
commodate its  patrons.  Equipped  with  the  very  latest 
method  of  projection,  it  affords  the  most  pleasing 
presentation. 


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Y.  W.  C.  A.  Cottage  at  Recreation  Camp  is  Completed 

(Continued  from  page  11) 


With  Mr.  Emerson  is  James  M.  Daily,  son  of  Mrs. 
Drusilla  Daily,  president  of  the  V Omen’s  Civic  Federa- 
tion and  of  the  Recreation  camp  board.  Mr.  Daily  is 
home  for  the  summer  from  his  studies  at  the  Engineer- 
ing school  in  Paris  and  has  drawn  up  plans  for  the  road- 
way which  is  to  wind  its  way  up  to  the  camp  from  the 
river  road. 

Another  picture  shows  A.  11.  Kahler,  treasurer  of  the 
recreation  funds.  Mr.  Kahler  says  he  can  easily  take 
care  of  more  donations  if  anyone  wants  to  make  them — 
anything  from  a keg  of  nails  to  a sack  of  cement. 

Frederick  Avery  is  general  chairman  of  the  Drive. 

The  three  women  at  the  right  are  Miss  Goldanna 
Cook,  local  secretary  of  the  V.  W.  C.  A.;  Mrs.  Martha 
Steinmetz  of  Pekin,  Tazewell  county  representative  on 
the  board,  and  Mrs.  Drusilla  Daily,  president  of  the 
board.  Others  equally  as  active  in  the  Recreation  camp 
work  are  Emil  W.  Bach,  Henry  Truitt  of  Chillieothe, 
Rev.  J.  Id.  Creighton.  Joseph  Bartley,  Mrs.  R.  S.  Wal- 
lace and  Mrs.  Seymour  Woolner.  'Tazewell  county  repre- 
sentatives include  also  George  A.  Kuhl,  Frederick  Beyer, 
A.  A.  Sipfle  and  H.  R.  Dennis. 

Each  noon  during  the  time  that  the  men  were  at 
work  erecting  the  cottage  the  V.  W.  C.  A.  sent  food  up 
to  the  men  via  truck.  One  of  the  pictures  shows  the  “Y” 
girls  getting  ready  to  issue  the  “first  call.” 

When  the  camp  is  completed  the  plans  are  that  there 
w ill  be  a large  and  airy  dining  hall  building,  several 
smaller  cottages  adjoining  the  one  now  standing,  a large 
and  efficiently  equipped  athletic  held  and  a swimming 
pool  at  the  foot  of  the  hill.  The  plan  is  to  have  a chap- 
erone or  matron  in  charge  of  the  camp  and  for  any  and 
all  Peoria  county  and  Tazewell  county  girls  to  feel  free 
to  spend  their  vacation  days  there  at  a very  small  cost. 

Business  men  of  Peoria  have  been  most  generous  in 
their  donations  to  the  work  of  erecting  the  Block  cottage 
for  the  Y.  W.  C.  A.  Besides  the  carpenters  who  gave 
amounting  to  $1,000  there  have  been  others  who  gave 
nails,  cement,  roofing  and  other  building  materials 
amounting  to  about  $2,000.  Thirty-seven  firms  in  all 
furnished  building  materials.  Many  big  firms  loaned 
trucks  to  haul  the  materials  to  the  camp.  Ninety  private 
individuals  loaned  trucks  to  haul  the  materials  to  over 
and  back  at  night,  and  to  take  luncheons  to  the  men  at 
noon.  The  Y.  W.  C.  A.  is  very  grateful  to  all  of  these 
doners. 


1 he  following  is  the  list  of  carpenters  who  gave  their 
services  free  for  two  weeks’  time: 

Superintendent  Brown,  Onno  .Seeba,  Charles  Eng- 
strom,  B.  D.  Kimberlin,  L.  W.  Schultz.  E.  W.  Randall, 
lony  McMurray,  S.  E.  Shell.  Max  A.  Holdan,  J.  Swine- 
hart,  L.  A.  Van  Drelzen,  William  11.  Dealy,  Ed  Skrollin, 
E.  II.  Knapp,  Homer  Garmar,  N.  IT.  Garmar,  Otto  Kline, 
J.  A.  Krump,  William  Harmes,  M.  Wilt/.,  1.  Skeim,  R. 
Morin  and  M.  F.  Raish. 

1 —  From  left  to  right — Mrs.  Martha  Steinmetz, 
Pekin:  Mrs.  Drusilla  Daily  and  Miss  Goldanna  Cook,  of 
the  committee. 

2 —  Grading  the  new  road  for  the  camp. 

3 —  Superintendent  Brown,  forman  of  the  volunteer 
carpenters. 

4 —  James  M.  Daily,  who  laid  out  the  road  plans. 

5 —  Frank  Emerson,  architect  for  the  camp. 

6 —  Y.  W.  girls  preparing  luncheon  for  the  workmen. 

7. — A.  IT.  Kahler,  treasurer  of  recreation  funds. 

8 —  The  Y.  W.  Cottage,  nearly  completed. 

9 —  The  workmen  getting  ready  to  wreck  the  cottage 
before  it  was  moved. 


SANTIAGO  AND  GUILLEN 


Peoria  Union  Made 


W.  H.  SPRENGER,  Mfg.,  Phone  7118  208  N.  Adams  St. 


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The  Dageforde  Lumber  Co.,  An 
Old  Institution  in  Our  City, 
That  Has  Always  Done 
Its  Share 

The  Dageforde  Lumber  Co  has  played  an  important 
part  in  the  development  of  East  Peoria  and  is  destined  to 
play  a more  important  part  for  it  always  aims  to  keep 
abreast  of  tbe  times  and  is  never  wanting  in  doing  its  share. 
At  the  start  it  was  the  Knetzger  Lumber  Co.  with  Herman 
Albers  in  charge.  I lerman  is  pretty  near  a native  of  East 


ERXliST  C.  DAGEFORDE 


Peoria  and  besides  that  lie  says  it  was  just  IS  years  ago  he 
started  in  the  lumber  business  with  a cue  horse  wagon  and 
has  been  at  it  ever  since,  so  he  ought  to  know  something 
about  the  lumber  business. 

Eight  years  ago  the  Dageforde  brothers  Ernest  and  Carl, 
bought  out  Mr.  Knetzger  and  since  that  time  the  business 
has  been  more  active  than  ever.  They  don't  make  them  anv 
better  than  the  Dageforde  boys — they  are  surely  the  salt  of 
the  earth.  I f you  can’t  get  a square  deal  here  we  don’t  know 
where  you  can. 

Everything  in  the  building  line  and  they  always  meet 
prices  and  besides  you  patronize  a home  institution  and  the 
service  is  the  best  that  our  modern  times  affords.  Square 
dealing  and  courtesy  are  the  two  words  that  mean  the  most 
to  the  Dagefordes. 


Why  Pick  On  Us  ? 

The  woods  are  full  of  amateur  economists  who 
claim  that  prices  of  Groceries  will  shortly  return  to  pre- 
war levels.  Will  they?  Yes,  they  sure  will 

W hen  hard  coal  is  back  to  $9.00  per  ton  ; 

When  railroad  fares  are  back  to  2c  per  mile; 

When  gasoline  is  back  to  10c  per  gallon  ; 

When  house  rent  is  back  to  $5.00  per  month  ; 

When  a square  meal  can  be  had  for  a quarter; 

When  farm  labor  is  back  to  $15.00  per  month  ; 

When  shaves  are  back  to  10c  ; 

When  freight  rate  from  New  York,  now  $1.84,  is 
back  to  97c; 

When  clothes  are  back  to  $15.00  a suit; 

When  money  is  back  to  5 per  cent; 

When  cooks  are  back  at  $5.00  per  week  ; 

When  haircuts  are  back  to  a quarter; 

When  movies  are  back  to  a nickel ; 

When  a car-wash  is  back  at  a dollar; 

When  ice  cream  is  back  at  a dime; 

When  a doctor’s  call  is  back  at  two  bucks; 

When  a newspaper  is  back  at  a penny. 

For  the  love  of  Mike,  why  expect  the  manufacturer, 
wholesaler  and  retailer  of  Groceries  to  go  the  route  alone? 
Why  expect  us  and  no  one  else  to  go  back  to  pre-war 
prices?  Why  pick  on  us. 

We  are  ahead — ’way  ahead  of  the  procession.  Now- 
let  the  barbers  and  the  movie  houses  and  the  Standard 
Oil  and  the  soft  drink  parlors,  and  the  landlords,  and  the 
hotels  and  restaurants  and  the  draymen,  and  the  bankers, 
cut  their  prices  and  catch  up  with  us.  It’s  time  for  us 
to  pick  on  somebody.  We’ve  been  the  goat  long  enough. 

UNIVERSITY  OF  ILLINOIS 

The  final  total  number  of  degrees  conferred  by  the 
University  of  Illinois  at  its  fifty-first  annual  commence- 
ment on  June  14  reached  the  1150  mark. 

Up  to  today,  a total  of  1128  had  fulfilled  all  the  re- 
quirements for  graduation  and  others  will  be  added  from 
day  to  day.  The  graduating  class  this  year  is  one  of  the 
largest  in  the  history  of  the  institution. 


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General  Merchandise 


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Moral  Training  In  Our  Schools 


America  has  a wonderful  public  school  system,  and 
the  teachers  deserve  great  credit  for  their  efforts  in  train- 
ing American  children,  for  they  are  a very  independent 
race. 

( )ur  present  courses  do  not,  however,  include  teach- 
ing of  any  definite  code  of  ethics  or,  code  of  morals,  if 
you  please,  and  it  is  a serious  shortcoming.  There  is 
no  country  in  the  world  where  children  are  so  free  from 
religious  influence  as  here,  but  neither  is  there  any  other 
country  where  they  receive  so  little  definite  instruction  in 
how  to  behave  as  they  do  here. 

The  "Pen  Commandments  would  serve  as  a mighty 
good  code  of  morals  and  while  it  is  true  that  these  com- 
mandments are  found  in  the  Bible,  it  cannot  be  said  that 
they  refer  to  any  particular  religion  or  creed.  They  are 
a sound  basis  for  conduct  and  arc  well  -worth  teaching 
our  young  Americans. 

If  this  code  is  not  satisfactory  then  let  us  formulate 
another  code  which  we  all  can  accept  as  fit  to  teach  our 
children  and  let  us  incorporate  that  in  the  regular  public 
school  instruction. 

We  can  afford  to  devote  a definite  period  in  the  regu- 
lar curriculum  to  giving  them  instruction  in  truthfulness 
and  honesty,  as  well  as  other  details  of  the  moral  code. 
We  cannot  too  strongly  impress  upon  the  growing  minds 
the  abhorrence  of  lying-  and  stealing.  As  it  is  we  only 
refer  to  these  things  when  special  cases  come  up. 

It  is  a fact  that  children  pay  more  attention  to  in- 
struction given  them  in  the  school  than  they  do  to  what 
their  parents  tell  them.  Of  course  our  teachers  every- 
where do  teach  them  some  ethics,  but  only  through  their 
personal  conduct  and  an  occasional  lecture. 


If  we  taught  grammar  or  arithmetic  in  that  manner 
very  few  of  our  children  would  learn  much  about  these 
branches,  and  since  we  acknowledge  this  fact  by  teach 
ing  them  diligently  it  seems  logical  to  do  the  same  with 
respect  to  morals  and  ethics. 

We  all  acknowledge  the  necessity  for  thorough 
training  in  any  of  the  different  studies  such  as  mathe- 
matics, language,  etc.,  in  fact  we  know  that  unless  our 
children  attend  school  regularly  covering  all  grades  and 
the  high  school,  they  will  not  be  equipped  to  take  good 
care  of  themselves.  If  this  is  true  concerning  such 
things,  is  it  not  equally  true  concerning  morals  and  does 
it  not  indicate  the  necessity  for  a more  definite  training- 
in  a code  of  morals? 

There  is  plenty  of  evidence  everywhere  that  wc  feel 
the  need  for  teaching  our  youth  definitely  along  moral 
lines  and  this  is  shown  by  the  fostering  of  such  move- 
ments as  the  Boy  Scouts,  Sea  Scouts,  Girl  Reserves, 
Camp  Eire  Girls  and  other  similar  organizations,  which 
all  have  for  their  purpose  teaching  boys  and  girls  good 
morals. 

Phis  is  an  important  matter  and  merits  the  consid- 
eration of  every  good  citizen,  for  when  this  is  made  a 
part  of  our  regular  public  school  instruction  our  youth 
will  be  better  prepared  to  become  good  citizens  and  a 
smaller  percentage  will  go  wrong. 

Let  us  teach  our  children,  in  the  public  schools,  a 
simple,  straightforward,  but  definite  code  of  morals,  just 
as  we  now  teach  them  mathematics  or  other  subjects. 
Then  they  will  become  better  citizens  and  will  be  able 
to  promote  a better  civilization. 


CENTRAL  GRADE  SCHOOL 


Kinsey  & Mahler  Co. 


— Jobbers  of — 

Iron 

Pipe 

and 

Supplies 


Brass  Foundry  and  Copper  Works 

400  South  Adams  St.,  Peoria,  Illinois 


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The  Biggest  Business  of  Its  Kind  in  the  State — Cappel,  Garrard  Co. 


PICTURE  OP  TIIE  FINEST  BUILDING  OF  ITS  KIND  IN  Till-;  UNITED  STATES— 
TIIE  C APPEL,  GARRARD  POULTRY  HOME. 


Two  more  wide-awake  progressive  Peoria  business 
men  are  interested  in  the  development  and  the  prosperity 
of  East  Peoria  and  the  surrounding  rural  districts  and 
want  to  show  this  interest  by  talking  through  this  edition. 
Some  fifteen  years  ago,  Messrs.  Cappel  and  Garrard 
started  in  business  in  Peoria  in  a very  modest  way — 
reaching  out  only  to  city  trade.  Through  conscientious 
work,  perseverance  and  sound  business  judgment,  they 
have  built  up  an  enormous  plant,  doing  a volume  of  busi- 
ness amounting  to  several  million  dollars  a year.  They 
found  each  year  that  their  business  was  rapidly  develop- 
ing and  several  years  ago,  they  built  their  fine  building 
which  you  see  represented  in  the  picture.  Since  that 
time  it  has  had  several  additions  and  even  now  they  need 
more  space  and  expect  within  a few  years  to  add  several 
stories. 

They  find  a great  deal  of  their  business  consists  in 
shipping  to  Eastern  Markets.  Present  shipping  condi- 
tions are  particularly  annoying  to  them  because  of  their 


perishable  goods,  but  even  so,  they  find  it  practically  im- 
possible to  keep  up  with  the  rush  of  business. 

They  have  the  most  modern  and  up-to-date  building 
of  this  sort  in  the  United  States  and  carry  on  more  busi 
ness  of  this  nature  in  Peoria,  than  any  other  place  in  the 
State  of  Illinois. 

Farmers!  Be  sure  and  bring  your  poultry  and  eggs 
to  Cappel-Garrard  if  you  want  fair  weighing  and  best 
prices. 

Messrs.  Cappel  and  Garrard  have  great  faith  in  the 
fact  of  East  Peoria  becoming  a live,  modern  city,  and 
want  to  do  their  share  in  helping  it  to  progress. 

A year  ago  the  Cappel-Garrard  Co.  bought  the  im- 
mense tractor  building  on  this  side  of  the  river  next  to 
the  bridge  on  West  Washington  street  and  this  already 
is  a busy  place,  crowded  to  capacity  for  storage  purposes 
Negotiations  are  on  foot  for  further  railroad  facilities 
and  the  day  seems  not  far  distant  when  this  location  ma\ 
grow  into  a great  plant. 


Bishop  Manning  Asks  Obedience  of  Prohibition 


Bishop  William  T.  Manning,  addressing  the  Episco- 
pal diocese  of  New  York,  declared  that  while  he  did 
not  hold  that  “to  drink  intoxicants  in  moderation  is  a 
sin."  he  believed,  “no  citizen  has  the  right  to  evade  or 
disobey  the  prohibition  law.” 

"As  to  the  principle  of  prohibition,”  Bishop  Manning 
asserted,  “we  have  a full  right  to  our  different  views.  For 


my  own  part  1 have  never  been  theoretically  a prohibi- 
tionist. It  is  my  belief,  however,  that  prohibition  proper 
ly  enforced  will  make  us  healthier,  a stronger  and  a bel- 
ter people.  1 believe  that  prohibition  is  already  resulting 
in  improved  conditions. 

“But  the  question  is  not  what  you  or  I think  about 
prohibition,  but  about  the  great  principle  of  respect  for 
the  law.  Prohibition  is  the  law  of  our  land.” 


WESTERN 


WESTERN 


MINING  POWDER 


MINING  POWDER 


Western  Powder  Manufacturing  Co. 


Manufacturers  of  Specialties  in 


Mining,  Blasting  and  Gun 

POWDERS 


829-830  JEFFERSON  BUILDING 
PEORIA,  ILLINOIS 


Star  Brand  Mining  Powder 

GETS  THE  MAXIMUM  TONAGE  BECAUSE  IT  S MADE  HONEST  AND 
UNIFORM-GUARANTEED  TO  GIVE  SATISFACTION 

PROMPT  SERVICE  TO  ALL  ORDERS,  LARGE  OR  SMALL 


Jacob  Syers,  Joseph  Lord,  Representatives. 
W.  A.  Moberly,  Gen.  Mgr. 


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BANNER  FURNITURE  STORE 

LEADS  IN  QUALITY,  VALUE  AND  LOW  PRICES. 
COMPARISON  WILL  PROVE  IT. 


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J.  B.  WILTON  BRO.  & CO. 

FUNERAL  DIRECTORS 

1304  South  Adams  Street 

PEORIA,  ILL. 

Phone  Main  169 
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CERESOTA  FLOUR 

Wonderful  Quality — Wonderful  Flour 


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INSIST  UPON  HAVING 


Clarke  Royal  Scratch  Feed 

Jobbers  and  Feed  Manufacturers 

HORACE  CLARK  MILLING  CO. 

PEORIA. 


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McKENZIE’S 
THIRST  PARLOR 


To  Please  Customers  Is  Our  Ambition. 

Isaac  McKenzie, 

401  E.  Washington  St  East  Peoria,  Illinois 


FRED  SIEFERT  & SON 

Plumbing , Heating  and 
Sewer  Contractors 


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The  Eyes  of  the  World 


are  on 


CHEVROLET 


For  Economical  Transportation 


The  World’s  Lowest  Priced 
FULLY  EOUIPPED 

AUTOMOBILE 


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CHEVROLET  is  now  the  fastest  selling,  standard,  fully  equipped  automobile  in  the  world.  Spring  sales 
have  given  it  this  premier  position. 

SALES  FOR  APRIL,  1922,  were  nearly  double  those  for  April,  1920,  our  best  previous  spring  month, 
and  were  more  Ilian  seven  times  as  much  as  in  the  same  month  one  year  ago. 

SALES  FOR  the  four  big  months  so  far  recorded  are  more  than  seven  times  the  sales  for  the  first  four 
months  of  last  year.  And  they  have  exceeded  those  for  the  same  period  of  1920,  when  the  after-the-war 
boom  was  at  its  height. 

THE  BEST  PREVIOUS  monthly  record  was  in  July,  1920.  But  Chevrolet  sales  in  April,  1922  smashed 
all  previous  records  by  several  thousand  cars.  This  best  previous  month  was  exceeded  bv  29y — a mag- 
nificent expression  of  the  public's  appreciation  of  the  great  value  we  offer. 

WHY  CHEVROLET  LEADS 

THIS  LEADERSHIP  is  the  result  of  building  cars,  both  passenger  and  commercial,  which  will  provide 
efficient  operation  and  economical  transportation  at  a price  everyone  can  afford  to  pay. 

MORE  THAN  three-quarters  of  a million  Chevrolets  have  now  been  sold.  This  month,  this  vear,  more 
and  better  Chevrolets  will  be  sold  than  in  any  previous  month  or  year  in  Chevrolet  history. 

BECAUSE  Economical  Transportation  has  become  so  vital  in  business  and  in  everyday  life,  C hevrolet  has 
gained  its  rightful  recognition.  And  it  has  gained  this  enviable  position  without  forcing  its  sale  through 
advertising.  It  is  simply  due  to  motor  car  owners'  appreciation  of  merit  and  value. 

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Distribution  of  Charity 


There  are  many  things  about  the  way  we  now  dis- 
tribute our  contributions  to  charity  that  tend  towards 
waste  and  inefficiency,  and  generally  speaking  there  is 
a stigma  attached  to  acceptance  of  charity,  whether  the 
recipient  is  to  blame  for  his  condition  or  not. 

There  is  a sense  of  benevolence  on  the  one  hand  and 
shame  on  the  other;  the  giver  feels  that  he  is  acting 
benevolently  toward  the  recipient  and  the  one  who  re- 
ceives the  charity  feels  ashamed  of  the  plight  which 
makes  the  acceptance  of  charity  a necessity. 

The  methods  under  which  most  of  our  charity  is  dis- 
tributed are  such  that  there  is  no  organized  center  to 
which  one  in  need  can  apply,  without  involving  con- 
siderable delay  to  allow  for  investigation  before  an  appli- 
cation will  be  acted  upon,  and  in  the  meantime  private 
individuals  are  frequently  appealed  to  for  the  immediate 
necessities  or  the  suffering  becomes  unendurable. 

It  is  rather  degrading  to  give  alms  to  a needy  person, 
unless  one  is  very  careful  to  analyze  his  own  thoughts. 
W hen  a poor,  hungry  individual  comes  to  your  back  door 
and  asks  for  a meal,  and  you  let  him  come  in  out  of  the 
cold,  you  are  very  likely  to  feel  that  you  are  quite  benev- 
olent. and  you  are.  You  see  that  his  teeth  stop  chatter- 
ing; he  eats  greedily  what  you  give  him;  he  is  grateful, 
and  it  is  but  natural  to  recall  that  Christ  said  : “Inas- 
much as  you  have  done  it  unto  one  of  these,  you  have 
done  it  unto  me.” 

The  facts  are  that  we  fall  far  short,  for  all  we  give 
him  is  one  meal  out  of  our  abundance.  Wre  can’t 
share  what  we  have  with  him  for  that  will  not  do.  We 
have  not  solved  the  problem  of  where  he  will  eat  his  next 
meal  or  next  week.  Consequently  we  arc  only  drugging 
our  conscience  by  saying  to  ourselves  that  we  have  done 
all  that  is  customary  and  about  all  anyone  would  ask  of 
us. 

W e are  making  ourselves  more  callous,  for  we  know, 
when  w/  stop  to  think,  that  within  a few  hours  he  will 
be  knocking  at  some  other  door,  asking  for  other  gifts. 
W e kno\V.that  if  he  continues  he  will  soon  forget  the 
shame  and  will  come  to  expect  gifts  for  the  asking,  and 
soon  he  accepts  these  as  if  they  were  due  as  his  rights. 

To  correct  these  conditions  we  must  do  more  than 
arrange  for  proper  distribution  of  charity.  W'e  must 
safeguard  in  every  possible  manner  those  who  may  fall 
into  need  of  charity,  and  we  can  only  do  that  by  enacting 
and  enforcing  some  laws  which  make  it  practically  im- 


possible for  old  and  incapacitated  individuals  to  become 
objects  of  charity. 

W’e  must  arrange  to  keep  all  who  can  work  emploved 
so  they  can  earn  a living.  This  is  not  going  to  be  am 
easy  task,  but  certainly  it  can  be  done  for  even  as  it  is. 
Society  as  a whole  pays  the  bill  and  supplies  food  and 
clothing  for  everybody.  The  cost  would  be  no  greater 
under  a more  thorough  system  of  control,  and  would 
involve  less  suffering. 

W e must  provide  for  general  insurance  which  can  be 
in  the  form  of  old  age  pensions,  pensions  for  incapacitated 
persons,  sick  benefits  and  similar  provisions,  so  that  the 
average  individual  can  approach  old  age  without  am 
real  fear  of  actual  want  when  no  longer  able  to  earn  a 
living. 

W’e  must  provide  for  adequate  medical  and  surgical 
aid  for  the  relief  of  physical  suffering  without  specific 
cost  to  the  patient.  All  these  things  could  be  handled  in 
the  form  of  insurance  against  want  or  suffering  and  the 
premiums  could  be  taken  from  the  earnings  of  each 
individual,  making  self-protection  compulsorv  and  reliev- 
ing Society  of  that  burden. 

Perhaps  we  could  organize  a department  of  our 
government  whose  business  it  would  be  to  see  that  these 
things,  and  others,  were  carried  out;  which  could  educate 
us  so  that  when  the  next  generation  grew  up  thev  would 
be  familiar  with  all  these  safeguards,  and  make  them 
more  complete  and  efficient. 

There  are  plenty  of  arguments  which  can  be  raised 
against  these  provisions,  but  they  all  can  be  met 
if  we  bear  in  mind  that  we  are  now  and  always  will  be 
responsible  for  the  well-being  or  suffering  of  our  fellow- 
men.  Wre  are  unquestionably  “our  brother’s  keeper.”  W’e 
must  see  that  he  is  fed,  clothed  and  housed  decently  or 
we  are  not  doing  our  duty. 

( )f  course  there  are  some  who  would  find  opportun- 
ity to  take  advantage  of  the  means  provided,  but  that 
need  not  discourage  us,  for  the  same  thing  happens  in 
every  walk  of  life  now  and  still  we  keep  going.  W e must 
meet  these  conditions  as  they  arise.  W'e  know  that  un- 
less such  provisions  are  made  as  referred  to  above  the 
individuals  affected  will  either  beg  or  steal — they  will 
get  the  necessities  of  life  somehow. 

Through  it  all  let  us  remember  that  these  provisions 
should  be  made  in  such  a way  that  we  ourselves  would  be 
willing  to  be  cared  for  under  them.  Only  in  that  manner 
can  we  claim  that  we  love  our  neighbor  as  we  love  our- 
selves. 


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THE  CHAMP. ON  C W 


lllini  Dulcina  DeKol,  a five  year  old  Holstein  cow 
owned  by  the  University  of  Illinois,  now  holds  the  state- 
record  for  production  of  milk  and  butterfat  for  cows  of 
any  breed  as  the  result  of  a vear’s  test  just  completed. 
The  cow  gave  24,312.7  pounds  of  milk.  Her  butterfat 


production  was  998,367  pounds,  which  is  equivalent  to 
1247.96  pounds  of  butter.  She  is  the  only  cow  in  Illinois 
which  has  a production  of  over  1200  pounds  of  butter 
in  one  year,  according  to  M.  H.  Campbell,  associate  in 
dairy  husbandry  at  the  University. 

With  this  production  she  displaces  her  stable  mate, 
lllini  Homestead  Beechwood,  who  formerly  held  the 
state  record  for  Holsteins  with  the  production  of  23333.7 
pounds  of  milk  and  901.68  pounds  of  butter  fat.  or  1127.1 
pounds  of  butter. 

lllini  Dulcina  DeKol  was  bred  and  developed  by  the 
University.  With  this  new  record,  the  Universitv  has 
the  distinction  of  having  produced  the  first  Holstein  cow 
in  this  state  to  make  1000  pounds  of  butter:  the  first 
Holstein  in  this  state  to  make  1100  pounds  of  butter:  and 
the  first  cow  of  any  breed  to  make  1200  pounds  of  butter 
in  Illinois. 


ST.  PETER'S  LU  HI  ERAS'  CHURCH  AXI)  PARSONAGE—  REV.  EDWARD 
C.  E.  PAUTSCH.  PASTOR  ONE  OP  THE  CITY'S  RAPIDLY 
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WARREX  SUTUI'F,  PRESIDEXT  FOX  DU  I.AC  STATE  BAXK. 


Mr.  Sutliff  is  the  well  known  member  of  the  great  Mr.  Sutliff  was  this  year  elected 

SutlilT  & Case  drug-  firm  which  has  been  a part  of  Peoria  Peoria  Association  of  Commerce,  so  it 
for  so  man)-  years.  a busy  man. 

He  is  a director  of  the  First  National  Bank  and  also 
president  of  the  new  South  Side  Bank. 


president  of  the 
will  be  seen  he  is 


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Deep  Water-way  for  Peoria  and  the 
Sixteenth  Congressional  District 


Since  I have  be- 
come a candidate  for 
Congress,  subject  t o 
the  voters  of  the  16th 
Congressional,  I have 
been  trying  to  deter- 
mine how  I could  be 
most  useful  to  my 
constituents,  if  elected. 
And  1 have  decided 
"That  to  make  the  Illi- 
nois River  a navigable 
stream  from  the  Lakes 
to  the  Dull',  and  to  rid 
it  of  polution.  so  that 
we  may  not  be  infected 
with  disease,  and  to 
have  a return  to  the  fish 
industry,  would  mean 
as  much,  or  more  to  our 
people  as  any  other 
project. 

Therefore  1 have  already  begun  and  will  continue, 
a study  of  the  situation  so  that  my  mind  may  be  clear 
on  the  subject,  and  that  I may  not  be  following  a pipe- 
dream.” 

First  of  all,  think  of  it  from  an  angle  of  transporta- 
tion. If  the  St.  Lawrence  River  (a  subject  I will  speak  of 
later)  should  be  developed  into  a ship  canal,  so  as  to 
allow  the  ocean  steamers  to  sail  to  the  docks  at  Chicago. 
And  if  we  could  have  the  Des  Plaines  and  Illinois  Rivers 
canalized  a distance  of  sixty  miles  between  Loekport  and 
Utica,  to  make  a navigable  channel  eight  feet  deep  and 
then  by  dredging  the  Illinois  River  to  the  Mississippi, 
we  could  accomodate  the  largest  lake  boats,  which  would 
give  water  transportation  through  the  16th  Congression- 
al District  to  South  America.  Pacific  Coast  and  would 
save  our  farmers  5 to  10  cents  a bushel  on  transportation. 
It  would  give  our  mines  at  Spring  Valley,  Granville, 
Marks,  Standard  and  Peoria  a great  opportunity  to  es- 
tablish a large  coal  business  in  Chicago,  on  account  of 
cheap  transportation,  and  would  give  them  an  advantage 


over  all  other  mines  not  located  on  the  River.  It  would 
build  up  factories  in  nearly  every  city  and  town  in  the 
district,  and  would  make  the  banks  of  the  old  Illinois 
sing  with  enterprise  from  Spring  Valley  on  the  North 
to  Pekin  on  the  South.  Cheap  transportation  and  cli.ap 
electric  power  would  make  a brilliant  future  for  this 
valley. 

Second — 'The  cost  of  the  canal  and  the  dredging  of 
the  river  would,  in  time,  pay  for  itself,  with  the  power 
plants  that  would  be  established.  It  would  develop 
/a.OOO  electrical  horsepower  to  net  the  State  one  and  one- 
half  million  dollars  per  year,  and  would,  within  a few 
years,  pay  for  the  canal. 

Third — 1 liink  of  the  power  that  could  be  furnished 
to  all  the  towns  in  the  district.  It  would  have  a tendenev 
to  increase  the  value  of  the  towns  all  over  the  16th  Dis- 
trict. because-  it  would  be  distributed  so  as  to  give  ail 
towns  equal  opportunity — even  Stark  Countv  would  not 
be  out  of  reach  of  this  power,  although  not  on  the  River. 
After  a trip  through  the  St.  Lawrence  River  and  after  a 
competent  engineer  who  accompanied  me,  explained  tile- 
project,  I became  convinced  that  it  would  not  only  be  a 
great  thing-  for  the  world,  but  could  be  made  a self-sus- 
taining proposition  by  the  electric  power  it  would 
develop.  Beginning  at  Prescott,  Canada,  you  would  In- 
obliged  to  build  a canal  135  miles  long,  but  by  building 
this  canal  and  the  locks,  you  pass  through  many  rapids, 
some  of  which  have  a fall  of  22  feet.  They  are  well  dis- 
tanced apart,  the  first  Rapids  Galope  ten  miles,  Rapids 
De  Plaza,  ten  miles.  Long  Sault  Rapids:  for  thirty  or 
forty  miles  clear  river,  then  about  five  miles  apart  are 
Coteau.  Cedar,  Split  Rock  Canades.  and  Lachine  Rapid.'. 
Every  one  of  these  rapids  could  be  developed  into  mo^t 
wonderful  horsepower.  I am  informed  that  New  York, 
and  even  Quebec  are  both  very  jealous  of  this  project  for 
fear  it  would  give  the  West  a decided  advantage. 

In  conclusion,  from  what  limited  knowledge  1 have 
of  this  canal,  it  seems  feasible,  and  I should  think  profit- 
able. The  one  great  proposition  that  surely  must  interest 
all  of  us  is  to  make  Chicago  and  its  sanitary  district  clean 
up  the  Illinois  River,  and  it  looks  now  that  with  the  great 
influence  of  the  District  has.  with  its  wonderful  array  of 
lawyers,  that  it  will  take  the  Congress  of  the  United 
States  to  bring  the  District  to  time.  I am  for  a deep 
water-way  and  for  the  non-polution  of  the  Illinois  Rivei 
Yours  very  truly, 

\VM.  E.  HULL. 


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New  Community  High  School 

(From  the  Peoria  Star.) 


J AX  I TO  R ' S R ESI  I)E  A C Iv. 


Students  in  th e East  Peoria  high  school  will  be  over- 
joyed to  move  from  their  crowded  conditions  of  former 
years  to  the  beautiful  community  high  school  building. 

The  building  was  accepted  finally  by  the  board  on 
July  29.  although  it  has  been  practically  completed  for 
a month.  Work  was  begun  just  a year  ago,  on  the 
building. 

Cost  $150,000. 

“The  cost  of  the  building  was  somewhat  over  $150,- 
000.  The  tax  levy  for  last  year  amounted  to  $1.45  and 
covers  all  expenditures  for  building  and  educational  pur- 
poses. The  new  tax  levy  will  be  about  the  same,  but 
next  year  the  initial  costs  will  be  completed  and  the  levy 
will  be  much  lower,”  said  James  Millard,  township  treas- 
urer. 

“The  cost  of  the  grounds  amounted  to  $15,000  and 
included  the  janitor’s  residence  which  was  already  on 
the  lots.  A number  of  improvements  have  been  made 
to  the  residence,  which  contains  six  or  seven  rooms  and 
is  semi-modern.  We  hope  to  make  it  completely  mod- 
ern, too,”  added  Mr.  Millard. 

“The  school  has  a capacity  for  at  least  250  students 
without  any  possibility  of  crowding.” 


Will  Make  School  Accredited. 

“The  school  will  carry  the  usual  academic  courses 
and  enough  additional  courses  to  help  the  students  train 
for  employment  and  advancement  in  their  chosen  lines 
of  work,”  said  W.  N.  Brown,  who  is  to  be  superintendent 
of  the  school. 

Mr.  Brown  spent  fifteen  years  at  Manual  Training 
High  School  as  principal  there,  and  before  that,  was  prin- 
cipal at  the  Roseville  school. 

East  Peoria  high  school  has  been  registered  at 
Springfield,  but  so  far  has  not  been  accredited  at  the 
University  of  Illinois.  Mr.  Brown  will  bring  the  school 
to  the  accredited  list  during  this  first  year. 

The  sidewalks  are  now  in.  Next  year  attention  will 
be  paid  to  beautifying  the  grounds  with  landscape  gar- 
dening. The  possibilities  here  are  extensive.  The  wooded 
hills  directly  behind  the  grounds  and  surrounding  the 
acres  on  either  side  add  much  to  the  natural  beautv  of 
the  site. 

The  athletic  grounds  are  to  be  laid  out  this  fall. 
Football,  field,  baseball  grounds,  and  tennis  grounds  will 
be  provided  for  now.  The  track  will  not  be  laid  out 
until  next  spring. 


Warren  Suti.iff,  President 


R.  Y.  Ulrich,  Vice-President 


J.  M.  .Speers,  Cashier 


Fon  Du  Lac  State  Bank 

Capital,  $50,000.00  Surplus,  $12,500.00 

East  Peoria,  Illinois 


DIRECTORS 
X.  Pries,  Louis  Stahl, 
John  Spring,  J.  E.  Millard 
R.  V.  Ulrich,  Samuel  Waglrr 
Dr.  F.  I..  Stiers,  Fred  Opper 
Jesse  Antsler,  Mrs  Anna  Schert/ 
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The  Proposed  Revised  Constitution  of  Illinois 

By  CHAR LES  E.  WOODWARD. 

I ’resident  of  the  Constitutional  Convention. 


After  sessions  covering  a period  of  two  years  and 
one-half,  with  frequent  adjournments,  the  constitutional 
convention  of  Illinois  adopted,  onfjune  28,  1922.  a re- 
vised constitution.  The  proposed  revised  constitution 
will  he  submitted  to  a vote  of  the  people  for  ratification 
at  a special  election  to  be  held  December  12,  1922. 

The  proposed  revision  consists  of  two  hundred 
thirty-three  sections.  On  the  whole  the  sections  are 
short.  Attempt  was  made  to  have  each  section  cover  a 
specific,  definite  thought.  Not  only  are  the  sections  short 
but  the  sentences  within  sections  are  short  and  concise. 
Lucidity  of  expression  was  aimed  at  and,  it  is  believed, 
accomplished.  Ponderous  legal  verbiage  is  omitted.  It 
results,  therefore,  that  the  proposed  revision  is  much 
shorter  than  the  present  constitution. 

“Ancient  Landmarks’  Preserved 

In  revising  and  in  rewriting  the  constitution  th  ■ 
framers  did  not  depart  from  the  past.  No  ancient  hind- 
marks  were  effaced.  The  makers  preserved  as  well  as 
improved.  Their  work  is  now  before  the  people  either 
for  approval  or  condemnation. 

In  judging  the  work  of  a constitutional  convention, 
the  theory  and  purpose  of  a constitution  must  always  be 
borne  in  mind.  Roughly  speaking,  a constitution  should 
do  three  things  : 

(1)  Outline  a form  of  government. 

(2)  (Juarantee  the  individual  historic  rights  so  that 
the  government  may  not  enroaeh  upon  his  individual 
freedom  ; and 

(3)  Limit  and  restrict  political  power  so  as  to  pre- 
serve the  proper  checks  and  balances  in  government. 

It  is  not  the  function  of  a constitution  to  deal  with 
social  and  economic  questions.  The  solution  of  these 
questions  changes  as  social  and  economic  forces  take  on 
new  form.  Happily  the  constitution  which  is  submitted 
for  consideration  contains  a minimum  of  matters  of  this 
kind  which  are  purely  legislative. 

The  document  is  submitted  as  a whole.  Serious  con- 
sideration was  given  to  submission  by  separate  articles 
and  sections.  Separate  submission  was  rejected— almost 
unanimously.  A constitution  is  a single  document.  One 
clause  depends  upon  another  clause — one  policy  upon  an- 
other policy.  It  was  found  impracticable  if  not  impos- 
sible to  separate  the  sections.  Because  it  is  submitted 
as  a whole,  objection  may  be  found  to  individual  parts. 
Objection  was  found  in  the  convention  to  many  sections. 
They  were  debated  and  discussed  at  great  length.  ( )n 
the  whole  they  represent  concession  and  compromise  for 
the  public  good.  That,  the  whole  document  was  satis- 
factory to  the  convention  is  evidenced  bv  the  fact  that 


upon  the  final  vote  for  its  adoption  no  negative  votes  are 
recorded. 

The  test  as  to  whether  it  should  receive  the  appro- 
bation of  the  people  is  not  as  to  whether  or  not  the  docu- 
ment is  theoretically  perfect.  This,  in  the  nature  of 
things,  is  impossible.  No  doubt  each  member  of  the  con- 
vention feels  that  he  could  have  written  a better  docu- 
ment. But  constitutions,  like  statutes,  must  be  the  aver- 
age opinion  of  a body  b\-  which  they  are  adopted.  The 
true  test.  then,  is  as  to  whether  or  not  the  proposed  docu- 
ment is  better  adapted  to  the  conditions  of  Illinois  as 
they  now  exist  than  the  constitution  of  1870.  If.  in  view 
of  conditions,  it  is  better  than  that  of  1870  it  should  re- 
ceive approval. 

Down  State  Senate  Control  Assured 

\\  herein  are  some  of  the  essential  improvements? 

To  the  people  down  state  the  apportionment  of 
members  in  the  general  assembly  is  of  prime  importance. 
The  down  state  feels  very  keenly  that  it  is  inimical  to 
the  best  interests  of  Illinois  that  any  one  city  or  county 
should  be  in  position  to  dominate  and  control  the  policies 
of  the  state.  Under  the  present  constitution,  if  an  ap- 
portionment should  now  be  made,  Cook  county  would 
control  forty-seven  per  cent  of  the  membership  of  both 
houses  of  the  general  assembly.  Within  a few  years  it 
would  control  absolutely-  both  houses.  Under  the  pro- 
posed plan  under  no  circumstances  can  Cook  county  con- 
trol more  than  one-third  of  the  members  of  the  Senate. 
A just  and  equitable  balance  of  power  is  preserved  as 
between  the  sections.  If  this  provision  is  not  now  ac- 
cepted the  down  state  may  confidently  look  forward  to 
the  time  when  Cook  county  will  be  the  dominating  force, 
both  in  the  executive  and  in  the  legislative  departments. 

The  restriction  of  Cook  county’s  representation  has 
its  compensating-  features  tor  the  city  of  Chicago.  1 hat 
city  is  given  a large  measure  of  self  government.  So  far 
as  its  local  administrative  and  economic  affairs  are  con- 
cerned it  may  act  upon  its  own  initiative.  It  may  frame 
its  own  charter  of  local  self  government.  The  wide  and 
extensive  powers  given  to  the  city  of  Chicago  are  to  the 
interest  both  of  the  city  and  of  the  down  state.  1 he  city 
of  Chicago  may,  unhampered,  work  out  its  own  destiny. 
The  down  state  will  not  be  called  upon  to  take  sides,  in 
matters  peculiarly  local  to  that  city.  The  time  of  the 
legislature  may  be  devoted  to  matters  of  more  general 
concern. 

Revenue  and  Court  Reforms 

The  judiciary  reform  the  foundation  for  which  is 
laid  in  the  constitution,  should  have  the  earnest  consid- 
eration of  business  men.  1 his  reform  was  not  initiated  for 


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lawyers  primarily.  The  Supreme  Court  is  made  ac- 
tually as  well  as  theoretically  au  independent  branch  of 
the  government.  It  is  vested  with  power  to  prescribe 
rules  of  pleading",  practice  and  procedure.  Heretofore 
such  rules  have  been  prescribed  by  the  general  assembly. 
Under  the  power  thus  delegated  to  the  Supreme  Court 
practical  and  common  sense  rules  may  be  prescribed, 
greatly  simplifying  procedure  and  facilitating  the  trial 
and  disposition  of  causes.  In  line  with  this  reform  the 
Appellate  Court  is  strengthened.  A unified  court  system 
for  Cook  County  should  prove  a boon  to  that  part  of  the 
state. 

Under  the  present  revenue  system,  taxation  must 
be  by  value.  The  legilative  has  little  discretion  as  to 
the  theory  of  a tax  law.  ( )ur  taxation  scheme  is  un- 
satisfactory and  is  gradually  casting  the  burden  oi  tax- 
ation upon  real  estate.  The  proposed  constitution  marks 
a great  step  in  advance.  The  general  assembly  is  vested 
with  power  to  pas  an  income  tax  law  and  to  tax  fran- 
chises. privileges  and  occupations,  thus  equalizing,  more 
than  can  be  done  under  the  present  law,  the  burden  of 
taxation.  A tax  upon  the  income  from  intangible  prop- 
erty may  be  substituted  for  a tax  by  value  upon  such 
property.  In  imposing  these  several  taxes,  power  and 
discretion  are  vested  in  the  general  assembly  to  provide 
for  such  deductions  and  setoffs  as  may  be  necessary  to 
prevent  double  taxation.  The  revenue  article  marks  a 
distinct  step  in  advance. 

No  More  Appropriation  Scandals 

Less  spectacular  are  other  changes  made.  Appro- 
priation methods  wil  be  revolutionized.  The  scandals 
biennially  growing  out  of  the  passage  of  appropriation 
bills  will  be  a thing  of  the  past.  They  cannot  be  writ- 
ten in  secret.  In  their  final  form  they  must  be  printed 
and  upon  desks  of  the  members  three  days  before  filial 
vote  is  taken. 

Every  clause  and  every  sentence  of  the  present  con- 
stitution was  considered,  discussed  and  debated.  It  was 
either  adopted  or  rewritten  in  the  light  of  history  and 
experience.  The  decisions  of  the  Supreme  Court,  m 
many  instances,  pointed  the  way. 

It  is  difficult  for  the  ordinary  business  man  to  make 
a scientific  study  of  constitutions.  It  is  a duty,  however, 
which  he  owes  to  the  state  to  compare  the  proposed 
document  with  that  now  in  force  and  to  inform  himself 
of  the  advantages  of  the  proposed  over  that  now  in  force. 
In  view  of  the  fact  that  the  convention  was  made  up  of 
representative  men  from  various  walks  of  life  selected 
from  all  over  the  state  the  members  are  entitled  to  the 
presumption  that  their  work  was  done  with  patriotism 
and  with  care. 


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M.  W.  A.  Chiefs  Boost  Tanner  for 

Governor 

Assure  Minier  Man  of  Full  Support  If  He  Decides 

To  Make  Race 


S.  S.  TANNER 


A meeting  of  fifty  officials  of  the  Modern  Woodman 
of  America  held  at  the  Jefferson  hotel  to  make  plans  to 
increase  the  membership  of  the  organization  in  the  state, 
developed  into  an  unofficial  meeting  to  boost  S.  S.  'ban- 
ner, national  director  of  the  organization,  of  Minier,  111., 
ior  the  republican  nomination  for  governor  at  the  next 
election. 

Mr.  Fanner  was  assured  by  all  the  officials  present 
of  their  support  if  he  decided  to  make  the  race.  He  was 
told  by  a large  number  that  the  sentiment  in  their  local- 
ities was  strongly  in  his  favor  and  that  he  would  carrv 
those  localities  with  ease. 

Delay  Resolution. 

A movement  was  on  foot  to  pass  a resolution  en- 
dorsing Mr.  Tanner  for  the  nomination,  but  it  was 
decided  not  to  take  any  official  action  at  the  present  time 
as  the  meeting  had  been  called  for  the  purpose  of  increas- 
ing the  membership  of  the  lodge. 


'File  conference  divided  the  state  into  eleven  districts 
for  the  purpose  of  the  membership  campaign.  It  is  the 
intention  to  secure  12.000  new  members  for  the  organiza- 
tion before  January,  at  which  time  the  lodge  will  cel- 
ebrate its  fortieth  anniversary. 

State  Divided. 

( ).  E.  Aleshire,  head  banker,  was  placed  in  charge  of 
the  drive  in  the  Chicago  district;  John  F.  Harris,  editor 
of  the  Modern  Woodmen,  of  the  Joliet  district;  Truman 
Plantz,  general  attorney,  of  the  Galesburg  district;  Joseph 
Ray,  head  banker,  of  the  Rock  Island  district;.  Peter 
Werner,  special  auditor,  of  the  Peoria  district;  S.  S.  Fan- 
ner, national  director,  of  the  Decatur  district:  George 
Hatzenbuhler,  chief  inspector,  of  the  Bloomington  dis- 
trict; Grant  Taylor,  of  the  Danville  district;  W.  F. 
Gilroy,  state  lecturer,  of  the  East  St.  Louis  district;  C. 
II.  Townley.  state  deputy,  of  the  Macomb  district,  and 
M.  E.  Bray,  special  auditor  of  the  Centralia  district. 


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HAAG  BROS.  WASHING  MACHINE  FACTORY. 


The  Haag  Bros.  Washing  Machine  Factory  is  an  addition  to  the  many  factories  now  located  in  East  Peoria.  Haag 
Bros,  have  rive  acres  of  ground  3(J(J  feet  front,  70U  feet  deep.  Their  factory  covers  50.00U  feet  of  floor  space.  The  facto- 
ry is  modern  throughout  and  one  of  the  best  examples  of  what  a factory  should  be.  On  the  second  floor  are  the  offices 
with  soft  tan  walls  of  hard  red  oak  wood  work.  All  over  the  building  are  found  drinking  fountains,  for  the  comfort  of  the 
workers.  The  spacious  general  ofHce  measures  40x100  feet.  Directly  off  from  this  to  the  left  is  a big  stock  room  where 
the  office  supplies  are  stored.  At  the  right  is  a large  manager’s  office  comfortably  furnished.  In  front  is  quite  a stretch  of 
green  lawn  which  is  to  be  beautified  by  landscape  gardening.  Altogether,  as  Mr.  Haag  says,  this  factory  is  easily  one  of 
finest  and  busiest  in  this  part  of  the  country. 


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